Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform - CVE-2014-3472

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform - CVE-2014-3472

Published: August 19, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41392
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3472
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to read and manipulate data.

The isCallerInRole function in SimpleSecurityManager in JBoss Application Server (AS) 7, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 6.3.0, does not properly check caller roles, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions via unspecified vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2014-3472

Install update from vendor's website.

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