CVE-2012-5478 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users can bypass role restrictions to perform arbitrary JMX operations, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution.
- 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-2012-5478?
CVE-2012-5478 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 5 Feb 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AuthorizationInterceptor 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 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended role restrictions and perform arbitrary JMX operations via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5478?
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-2012-5478?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2012-5478 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5478 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2010-0738 Red Hat JBoss Authentication Bypass
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- CVE-2017-7504 Deserialization in JBoss
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-w372-6384-f8p5.