# CVE-2012-1167: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can access arbitrary applications due to improper permission checks in JBoss when specific security realms are configured.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Nov 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9f9q-j576-jp97

## What is CVE-2012-1167?

CVE-2012-1167 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 23 Nov 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The JBoss Server in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1.x before 5.1.2 and 5.2.x before 5.2.2, Web Platform before 5.1.2, BRMS Platform before 5.3.0, and SOA Platform before 5.3.0, when the server is configured to use the JaccAuthorizationRealm and the ignoreBaseDecision property is set to true on the JBossWebRealm, does not properly check the permissions created by the WebPermissionMapping class, which allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary applications.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1167?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Brms Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Soa Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-1167?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-1167 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1167 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2012-1167 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-1167 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 23 Nov 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1167 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2012-1167/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1167/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1167
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1167
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-1167

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