#VU41113 Information disclosure in JBoss Application Server - CVE-2012-1094

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41113

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1094

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
JBoss Application Server
Server applications / Application servers

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

Description

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

JBoss AS 7 prior to 7.1.1 and mod_cluster do not handle default hostname in the same way, which can cause the excluded-contexts list to be mismatched and the root context to be exposed.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JBoss Application Server: 7.0.0 - 7.1.0

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External links
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1094
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1094

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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.