#VU41493 Information disclosure in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform - CVE-2014-3481

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41493

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3481

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
Server applications / Application servers

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

Description

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

org.jboss.as.jaxrs.deployment.JaxrsIntegrationProcessor in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JEAP) before 6.2.4 enables entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform: 6.0.0 - 6.2.2

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External links
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0797.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0798.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0799.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html
https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032017
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1105242
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94939

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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.