Cryptographic issues in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform

1) Cryptographic issues

EUVDB-ID: #VU42525

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1921

CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

PicketBox, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform before 6.1.1, allows local users to obtain the admin encryption key by reading the Vault data file.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform: 4.2.0 - 6.0.1

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-2013-1207.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1208.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1209.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0029.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=948106

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.