How to resolve JSF PrimeFaces script injection attack in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)?

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Issue

  • I notice the following requests in my access logs in either Apache httpd or JBoss EAP:

     [date] "GET /faces/javax.faces.resource/dynamiccontent.properties.xhtml? ... &cmd=<linux-console-commands> HTTP/1.1" 200 <size>

Environment

  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • PrimeFaces (a third-party library)

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