CVE-2016-7066 Misconfiguration in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local users can exploit improper default permissions on the /tmp/auth directory to access the CLI and execute arbitrary operations.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-7066?

CVE-2016-7066 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 11 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

It was found that the improper default permissions on /tmp/auth directory in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform before 7.1.0 can allow any local user to connect to CLI and allow the user to execute any arbitrary operations.

Weakness: CWE-275, CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7066?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7066?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7066 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-7066 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7066 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rwrh-4w4j-q9mq.

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