Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU43213

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4549

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The processInvocation function in org.jboss.as.ejb3.security.AuthorizationInterceptor in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (aka JBoss EAP or JBEAP) before 6.0.1, authorizes all requests when no roles are allowed for an Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) method invocation, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for EJB methods.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform: 4.2.0 - 5.2.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1591.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1592.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1594.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/51607

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.