CVE-2009-5066 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read JBoss credentials by inspecting process arguments, exposing sensitive authentication data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-5066?
CVE-2009-5066 is a low-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 13 Aug 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
twiddle.sh in JBoss AS 5.0 and EAP 5.0 and earlier accepts credentials as command-line arguments, which allows local users to read the credentials by listing the process and its arguments.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-5066?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Redhat Jboss Community Application Server, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2009-5066?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2009-5066 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-5066 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
All Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2g9h-3ggp-8xg3.