CVE-2014-7849 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users with Maintainer role can bypass RBAC restrictions to modify or undefine restricted attributes in JBoss EAP.
- 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-2014-7849?
CVE-2014-7849 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 13 Feb 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Role Based Access Control (RBAC) implementation in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6.2.0 through 6.3.2 does not properly verify authorization conditions, which allows remote authenticated users to add, modify, and undefine otherwise restricted attributes by leveraging the Maintainer role.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7849?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2014-7849?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2014-7849 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2017-12149 Red Hat JBoss Application Server Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2010-1428 Red Hat JBoss Information Disclosure
- CVE-2010-0738 Red Hat JBoss Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2016-3690 Deserialization in n/a
- CVE-2017-7504 Deserialization in JBoss
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-5938-95q9-6rh3.