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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
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
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform — versions 6.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1594.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/51607 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1592.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1591.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1591 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1592 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1594 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4550 (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.