Privilege escalation in Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0
CVE-2012-4549
A flaw was found in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. The `processInvocation` function within the `org.jboss.as.ejb3.security.AuthorizationInterceptor` component incorrectly authorizes all requests when no roles are defined for an Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) method invocation. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for EJB methods, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive functionalities.
EPSS: 0.013 (67.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 6 For Rhel 5 — versions 0:2.7.7-15_redhat_2.ep6.el5, 0:1.8.3-10.redhat_2.ep6.el5, 0:1.2-7.5.redhat_2.ep6.el5.4
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 6 For Rhel — versions 0:2.7.7-15_redhat_2.ep6.el6, 0:1.8.3-10.redhat_2.ep6.el6, 0:1.2-7.5.redhat_2.ep6.el6.4
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Redhat Jboss_enterprise_application_platform — versions 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 5.0.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4549?
- CVE-2012-4549 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2013-01-05.
- How severe is CVE-2012-4549?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.