Privilege escalation in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform - CVE-2016-8657
Published: May 21, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12897
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8657
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in EAP packages due to using incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files. A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in EAP packages due to using incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files. A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
How to mitigate CVE-2016-8657
Install update from vendor's website.