SB2013010502 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
Published: January 5, 2013 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013010502
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4549)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.