# CVE-2010-1429: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information about deployed web contexts via the status servlet in JBoss EAP.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Apr 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x26p-67q3-4mfx

## What is CVE-2010-1429?

CVE-2010-1429 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 28 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (aka JBoss EAP or JBEAP) 4.2 before 4.2.0.CP09 and 4.3 before 4.3.0.CP08 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about "deployed web contexts" via a request to the status servlet, as demonstrated by a full=true query string.  NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2008-3273 regression.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1429?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1429?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-1429 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1429 exists.

Public exploit code:

- JBoss Status Servlet Information Gathering (metasploit)
- JBoss Vulnerability Scanner (metasploit)
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform - Sensitive Information Disclosure (nuclei): http/cves/2010/CVE-2010-1429.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform

- [CVE-2017-12149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12149/): Red Hat JBoss Application Server Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-1428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1428/): Red Hat JBoss Information Disclosure (medium 5.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-0738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0738/): Red Hat JBoss Authentication Bypass (low 3.7, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-3690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3690/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-7504](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7504/): Deserialization in JBoss (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1429 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1429 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 28 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1429 exists.

Affected product: Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1429/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1429/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1429
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1429
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1429

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