JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for…
Priority CRITICAL 97Exploited in the wildCWE-917Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-917.
Summary
JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for Red Hat Linux, does not properly sanitize inputs for JBoss Expression Language (EL) expressions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when the Java Security Manager is not properly configured.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2021-12-10CISA due date 2022-06-10
EPSS 0.83397 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_balance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:clustered_data_ontap:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4 Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_balance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:clustered_data_ontap:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2010:0564 Released 2010-07-27 · Red Hat rating Importantjboss-seam2 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 4 AS jboss-seam2-2.0.2.FP-1.ep1.24.el4, jboss-seam2-docs-2.0.2.FP-1.ep1.24.el4
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 4 ES jboss-seam2-2.0.2.FP-1.ep1.24.el4, jboss-seam2-docs-2.0.2.FP-1.ep1.24.el4
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 5 Server jboss-seam2-2.0.2.FP-1.ep1.24.el5, jboss-seam2-docs-2.0.2.FP-1.ep1.24.el5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 4 AS | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0564 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 4 ES | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0564 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 5 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0564 |
Timeline
- 2021-12-10 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1871
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6fv-qmrc-3h24
References
More Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-08941 Deserialization of untrusted data in Red Hat jbossas KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09342 Unrestricted file upload in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-01383 The Web Console (aka web-console) in JBossAs in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-09354 XML external entity injection in Apache Solr before 7.1 with Apache Lucene before 7.1 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-06239 Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x; BPM Suite (BPMS) 6.x; BRMS 6.x and 5.x; Data Grid (JDG) 6.x; Data… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2010-1871 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-1871 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r6fv-qmrc-3h24 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-1871 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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