# CVE-2014-3472: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can bypass access restrictions in JBoss AS due to improper role checking in the security manager.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Aug 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x926-v8v9-j4mp

## What is CVE-2014-3472?

CVE-2014-3472 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 19 Aug 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The isCallerInRole function in SimpleSecurityManager in JBoss Application Server (AS) 7, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 6.3.0, does not properly check caller roles, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3472?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-3472?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2014-3472 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3472 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-2014-3472 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-3472 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 19 Aug 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3472 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-2014-3472/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3472/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3472
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3472
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3472

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