CVE-2012-4550
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (aka JBoss EAP or JBEAP) before 6.0.1, when using role-based authorization for Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) access, does not call the intended authorization modules, which prevents JACC permissions from being applied and allows remote attackers to obtain access to the EJB.
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Statement
This issue did not affect JBoss Enterprise Application Platform versions 4.x and 5.x.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0 | RHSA-2012:1594 | 2012-12-18 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 Server | RHSA-2012:1592 | 2012-12-18 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 Server | RHSA-2012:1591 | 2012-12-18 |
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Josef Cacek of the Red Hat JBoss EAP Quality Engineering team.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation