Input validation error in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform - CVE-2016-7066
Published: September 11, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36708
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7066
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
It was found that the improper default permissions on /tmp/auth directory in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform before 7.1.0 can allow any local user to connect to CLI and allow the user to execute any arbitrary operations.
Affected software
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7066
Install update from vendor's website.
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform - update to 7.1.0