CVE-2012-3428 User confusion in IronJacamar
Remote attackers can bypass authentication to access arbitrary datasource connections in JBoss IronJacamar when specific security configurations are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-3428?
CVE-2012-3428 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Dec 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IronJacamar container before 1.0.12.Final for JBoss Application Server, when allow-multiple-users is enabled in conjunction with a security domain, does not use the credentials supplied in a getConnection function call, which allows remote attackers to obtain access to an arbitrary datasource connection in opportunistic circumstances via an invalid connection attempt.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3428?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jboss.ironjacamar:ironjacamar-jdbc. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jboss.ironjacamar:ironjacamar-jdbc Maven | All versions | 1.0.12.Final |
org.jboss.ironjacamar:ironjacamar-jdbc Maven | All versions | 1.0.12.Final |
Products include Jboss Ironjacamar.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3428?
Upgrade org.jboss.ironjacamar:ironjacamar-jdbc to 1.0.12.Final or later.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2012-3428 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3428 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ppg2-ww3w-hq84.