CVE-2016-8656 Privilege escalation in jbossas
Local attackers can escalate privileges via unsafe file handling in the JBoss init script, requiring an upgrade to secure the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-8656?
CVE-2016-8656 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 22 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Jboss jbossas before versions 5.2.0-23, 6.4.13, 7.0.5 is vulnerable to an unsafe file handling in the jboss init script which could result in local privilege escalation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8656?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8656?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-8656 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8656 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
- 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
All Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v2jx-53jj-4vjf.