CVE-2012-5626 Missing authorization in JBoss BRMS

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass role restrictions on EJB methods in Red Hat JBoss products, potentially gaining unauthorized access or privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-5626?

CVE-2012-5626 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 23 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

EJB method in Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5; Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5; Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.1; Red Hat JBoss Portal 4 and 5; Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4.2, 4.3, and 5; in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 ignores roles specified using the @RunAs annotation.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5626?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Redhat Jboss Brms, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Server, Redhat Jboss Operations Network, Redhat Jboss Portal, Redhat Jboss Soa Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5626?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5626 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2012-5626 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5626 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jmm8-g2w4-4fc4.

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