=========================================================== == Subject: Cross-Site Request Forgery in SWAT == == CVE ID#: CVE-2013-0214 == == Versions: Samba 3.0.x - 4.0.1 (inclusive) == == Summary: The Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) in Samba versions == 3.0.x to 4.0.1 are affected by a cross-site request forgery. == == Note that SWAT must be enabled AND the user's password be known == in order for this vulnerability to be exploitable. By default, == SWAT is *not* enabled on a Samba install. == =========================================================== =========== Description =========== All current released versions of Samba are vulnerable to a cross-site request forgery in the Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT). By guessing a user's password and then tricking a user who is authenticated with SWAT into clicking a manipulated URL on a different web page, it is possible to manipulate SWAT. In order to be vulnerable, the attacker needs to know the victim's password. Additionally SWAT must have been installed and enabled either as a standalone server launched from inetd or xinetd, or as a CGI plugin to Apache. If SWAT has not been installed or enabled (which is the default install state for Samba) this advisory can be ignored. If the user authenticated to SWAT as root AND the attacker knows the user's root password, it is possible to shut down or start the samba daemons, add or remove shares, printers and user accounts and to change other aspects of the Samba configuration. The Samba Team considers that if the attacker knows the root password, that security has already been breached, but is patching this issue in 4.0.2 out of an abundance of caution, as we are already patching another SWAT issue with this release. ========== Workaround ========== Ensure SWAT is turned off and configure Samba using an alternative method to edit the smb.conf file. ================== Patch Availability ================== Patches addressing this defect have been posted to http://www.samba.org/samba/security/ Additionally, Samba 4.0.2, 3.6.12 and 3.5.21 have been issued as security releases to correct the defect. Samba administrators running affected versions are advised to upgrade to 4.0.2, 3.6.12 or 3.5.21 or apply the patch as soon as possible. ======= Credits ======= The vulnerability was discovered and reported to the Samba Team by Jann Horn. The patches for all Samba versions were written and tested by Kai Blin (kai@samba.org). ========================================================== == Our Code, Our Bugs, Our Responsibility. == The Samba Team ==========================================================