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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in JBoss jbossas up to 5.2.0-22/6.4.12/7.0.4 (Application Server Software). This affects an unknown part of the component Init Script. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Jboss jbossas before versions 5.2.0-23, 6.4.13, 7.0.5 is vulnerable to an unsafe file handling in the jboss init script which could result in local privilege escalation.

The bug was discovered 02/02/2017. The weakness was published 05/22/2018 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8656 since 10/12/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97009 (RHEL 6 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2017:0244)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236580 (Red Hat Update for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.0 (RHSA-2017:3455)).

Upgrading to version 5.2.0-23, 6.4.13 or 7.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (97009). Similar entries are available at 92173, 92175, 92322 and 95800.

Productinfo

Type

• Application Server Software

Vendor

• JBoss

Name

• jbossas

Version

• 5.2.0-22
• 6.4.0
• 6.4.1
• 6.4.2
• 6.4.3
• 6.4.4
• 6.4.5
• 6.4.6
• 6.4.7
• 6.4.8
• 6.4.9
• 6.4.10
• 6.4.11
• 6.4.12
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4

CPE 2.3info

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• 🔍
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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Temp Score: 5.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.0
CNA Vector (Red Hat, Inc.): 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

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Nessus ID: 97009
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2017:0244)
Nessus File: 🔍
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Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: jbossas 5.2.0-23/6.4.13/7.0.5

Timelineinfo

10/12/2016 🔍
02/02/2017 +113 days 🔍
02/02/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/02/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/06/2017 +4 days 🔍
05/22/2018 +469 days 🔍
05/22/2018 +0 days 🔍
05/23/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/14/2023 +1756 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2017:0244
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-8656 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 96035 - Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform CVE-2016-8656 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2018 08:43
Updated: 03/14/2023 14:56
Changes: 05/23/2018 08:43 (72), 02/07/2020 21:10 (4), 03/14/2023 14:50 (4), 03/14/2023 14:52 (13), 03/14/2023 14:56 (1)
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