# CVE-2012-3369: Auth bypass in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:** 5 Feb 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hgmc-pjc5-rw9x

## 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: 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.

## Is CVE-2012-3369 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3369 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-2012-3369 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3369 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-2012-3369/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3369/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3369
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3369
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-3369

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