CVE-2012-2672 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local attackers can access sensitive context information and resources from other web applications due to improper cleanup of FacesContext references.

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-2012-2672?

CVE-2012-2672 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jun 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Oracle Mojarra 2.1.7 does not properly "clean up" the FacesContext reference during startup, which allows local users to obtain context information an access resources from another WAR file by calling the FacesContext.getCurrentInstance function.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2672?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Mojarra.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2672?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-2672 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2672, GHSA-78gp-c2rq-6jhr.

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