Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0.1 Authorization Module Class Name access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component Authorization Module Class Name. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-4572. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0.1 (Application Server Software). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Authorization Module Class Name. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) before 6.1.0 and JBoss Portal before 6.1.0 does not load the implementation of a custom authorization module for a new application when an implementation is already loaded and the modules share class names, which allows local users to control certain applications authorization decisions via a crafted application.

The weakness was released 05/20/2013 by Josef Cacek with Red Hat JBoss EAP Quality Engineering Team as Bug 872059 as not defined bug report (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4572 since 08/21/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66971 (JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1.0 Update (RHSA-2013:0833)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 6.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (88119), Tenable (66971), SecurityFocus (BID 60045†), OSVDB (93545†) and Secunia (SA53458†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-7567 and VDB-8830. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 66971
Nessus Name: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1.0 Update (RHSA-2013:0833)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 872059
Researcher: Josef Cacek
Organization: Red Hat JBoss EAP Quality Engineering Team
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4572 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8831

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X-Force: 88119
SecurityFocus: 60045 - JBoss Enterprise Application Platform CVE-2012-4572 Authorization Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 53458 - Red Hat update for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, Less Critical
OSVDB: 93545
Vulnerability Center: 47197 - Red Hat Jboss EAP <6.1.0 and JBoss Portal < 6.1.0 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2013 14:51
Updated: 05/11/2021 20:57
Changes: 05/23/2013 14:51 (76), 06/12/2017 08:36 (3), 05/11/2021 20:57 (3)
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