SB2012012703 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
Published: January 27, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012012703
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4608)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
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