Vulnerability in Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0
CVE-2012-4550
A flaw was found in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. When role-based authorization is used for Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) access, the system does not correctly call the necessary authorization modules. This prevents Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC) permissions from being applied, allowing remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to EJBs.
EPSS: 0.021 (80.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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 6.0.0
- 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-2012-4550?
- CVE-2012-4550 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2013-01-05.
- How severe is CVE-2012-4550?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.