CVE-2012-3369 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can gain previous user privileges by submitting a null password, leading to unauthorized access and privilege escalation in JBoss platforms.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2012-3369?

CVE-2012-3369 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 5 Feb 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The CallerIdentityLoginModule in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) before 5.2.0, Web Platform (EWP) before 5.2.0, BRMS Platform before 5.3.1, and SOA Platform before 5.3.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges of the previous user via a null password, which causes the previous user's password to be used.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3369?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Brms Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3369?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2012-3369 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3369 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hgmc-pjc5-rw9x.

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