VDB-4486 · CVE-2011-4580 · SA47119

Red Hat JBoss 4.3.0/5.0.0/5.0.1/5.1.0/5.1.1 Enterprise Portal Platform cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat JBoss 4.3.0/5.0.0/5.0.1/5.1.0/5.1.1. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Enterprise Portal Platform. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-4580. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat JBoss 4.3.0/5.0.0/5.0.1/5.1.0/5.1.1 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Enterprise Portal Platform. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform before 5.2.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 12/14/2011 (Website). The advisory is available at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-4580 since 11/29/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 5.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch RHSA-2011:1822 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at rhn.redhat.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (77738†) and Secunia (SA47119†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4485, VDB-11759, VDB-11760 and VDB-11761. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: JBoss 5.2.0
Patch: RHSA-2011:1822

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01/21/2012 +36 days 🔍
02/26/2014 +767 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: rhn.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-4580 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4580
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4486
Secunia: 47119 - JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform Redirection and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 77738 - JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform Multiple Unspecified XSS

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 04/12/2025 15:49
Changes: 01/21/2012 01:00 (48), 12/03/2015 11:24 (9), 03/20/2021 09:16 (8), 04/12/2025 15:49 (17)
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