CVE-2012-4549 describes an access bypass vulnerability in the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) before version 6.0.1. Specifically, the processInvocation function in org.jboss.as.ejb3.security.AuthorizationInterceptor incorrectly authorizes all requests for Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) methods when no roles are explicitly defined, allowing unauthorized access. With a CVSS score of 5.8, this medium-severity vulnerability can be exploited remotely with moderate complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure and data modification. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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