Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform - CVE-2011-4608
Published: January 27, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44355
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4608
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
mod_cluster in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1.2 for Red Hat Linux allows worker nodes to register with arbitrary virtual hosts, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and provide malicious content, hijack sessions, and steal credentials by registering from an external vhost that does not enforce security constraints.
Affected software
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
How to mitigate CVE-2011-4608
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0035.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0036.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0037.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0038.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0039.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0040.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51554
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026545
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767020
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72460