EAP up to 7.0.8 Configuration File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in EAP up to 7.0.8. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Configuration File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-12167. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in EAP up to 7.0.8. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component Configuration File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

It was found in EAP 7 before 7.0.9 that properties based files of the management and the application realm configuration that contain user to role mapping are world readable allowing access to users and roles information to all the users logged in to the system.

The bug was discovered 02/12/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/26/2018 with Red Hat as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-12167 since 08/01/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105252 (RHEL 6 / 7 : eap7-jboss-ec2-eap (RHSA-2017:3458)), 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 7.0.9 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 databases at Tenable (105252) and SecurityFocus (BID 100903†). The entries VDB-92173, VDB-92175, VDB-92322 and VDB-95800 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 105252
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 / 7 : eap7-jboss-ec2-eap (RHSA-2017:3458)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: EAP 7.0.9

Timelineinfo

08/01/2017 🔍
09/14/2017 +44 days 🔍
12/12/2017 +89 days 🔍
12/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
02/12/2018 +60 days 🔍
07/26/2018 +163 days 🔍
07/26/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/25/2023 +1733 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2017:3458
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-12167 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12167
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122217
SecurityFocus: 100903 - JBoss Enterprise Application Platform CVE-2017-12167 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/27/2018 07:43
Updated: 04/25/2023 22:02
Changes: 07/27/2018 07:43 (70), 03/10/2020 14:26 (5), 04/25/2023 21:41 (4), 04/25/2023 21:54 (11), 04/25/2023 22:02 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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