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TI-2012-03912 Aliases CVE-2012-4572GHSA-w8gr-4mrr-7j77

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) before 6.1.0 and JBoss Portal before…

Priority LOW 18CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) before 6.1.0 and JBoss Portal before 6.1.0 does not load the implementation of a custom authorization module for a new application when an implementation is already loaded and the modules share class names, which allows local users to control certain applications' authorization decisions via a crafted application.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00341 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 21

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.0.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.1VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 11 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.2VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2013:1437 Released 2013-10-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.1.0 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6.1
  • RHSA-2013:0839 Released 2013-05-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1.0 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 Server apache-commons-daemon-eap6-1:1.0.15-4.redhat_1.ep6.el5, apache-commons-daemon-jsvc-eap6-1:1.0.15-1.redhat_1.ep6.el5, apache-commons-daemon-jsvc-eap6-1:1.0.15-1.redhat_1.ep6.el5.i386 +47
  • RHSA-2013:0834 Released 2013-05-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1.0 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 Server apache-commons-daemon-eap6-1:1.0.15-4.redhat_1.ep6.el6, apache-commons-daemon-jsvc-eap6-1:1.0.15-1.redhat_1.ep6.el6, apache-commons-daemon-jsvc-eap6-1:1.0.15-1.redhat_1.ep6.el6.i386 +47
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2013:0833 Released 2013-05-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1.0 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2013:0839
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2013:0834
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1Fixed RHSA-2013:0833
Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6.1Fixed RHSA-2013:1437

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4572
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8gr-4mrr-7j77

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2017-08941 Deserialization of untrusted data in Red Hat jbossas KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-01790 JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • 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
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Sources

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