# CVE-2014-3518: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and related products due to improper JSR 160 implementation in JBoss Remoting.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jul 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x7hh-cw6h-x3q4

## What is CVE-2014-3518?

CVE-2014-3518 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 22 Jul 2014. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

jmx-remoting.sar in JBoss Remoting, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JEAP) 5.2.0, Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5.3.1, Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 5.2.2, and Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3.1, does not properly implement the JSR 160 specification, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3518?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Brms Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Portal Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Soa Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-3518?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-3518 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3518 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-2014-3518 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-3518 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 22 Jul 2014. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3518 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-2014-3518/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3518/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3518
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3518
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3518

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