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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in JGroups up to 3.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Node Join Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
JGroups before 4.0 does not require the proper headers for the ENCRYPT and AUTH protocols from nodes joining the cluster, which allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions and send and receive messages within the cluster via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was published 06/30/2016 with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is shared at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-2141 since 01/29/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/26/2022). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91851 (RHEL 5 / 6 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2016:1328)), 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.
Upgrading to version 4.0 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 (91851). Similar entry is available at 133741.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 91851
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 / 6 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2016:1328)
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Upgrade: JGroups 4.0
Timeline
01/29/2016 🔍06/23/2016 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: RHSA-2016:1328Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2141 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036165
SecurityFocus: 91481 - JGroups CVE-2016-2141 Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 07/04/2016 10:03Updated: 08/26/2022 09:56
Changes: 07/04/2016 10:03 (57), 02/15/2019 14:37 (14), 08/26/2022 09:51 (4), 08/26/2022 09:54 (1), 08/26/2022 09:56 (1)
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