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TI-2014-02799 Aliases CVE-2014-3472GHSA-x926-v8v9-j4mp

The isCallerInRole function in SimpleSecurityManager in JBoss Application Server (AS) 7…

Priority LOW 26CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

The isCallerInRole function in SimpleSecurityManager in JBoss Application Server (AS) 7, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 6.3.0, does not properly check caller roles, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01681 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 7 advisories

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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 7 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:1009 Released 2015-05-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2.0 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2
  • RHSA-2015:0720 Released 2015-03-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0.0 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0
  • RHSA-2015:0234 Released 2015-02-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.0.3 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
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  • RHSA-2015:0235 Released 2015-02-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0.3 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
  • RHSA-2014:1019 Released 2014-08-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.0 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 Server apache-commons-beanutils-eap6-1.8.3-7.redhat_6.1.ep6.el5, apache-commons-cli-eap6-1.2-6.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5, apache-commons-codec-eap6-1.4-16.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 +47
  • RHSA-2014:1020 Released 2014-08-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.0 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 Server apache-commons-beanutils-eap6-1.8.3-7.redhat_6.1.ep6.el6, apache-commons-cli-eap6-1.2-6.redhat_4.1.ep6.el6, apache-commons-codec-eap6-1.4-16.redhat_3.1.ep6.el6 +47
  • RHSA-2014:1021 Released 2014-08-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.0 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0Fixed RHSA-2015:0234
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0Fixed RHSA-2015:0235
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2014:1019
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2014:1020
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3Fixed RHSA-2014:1021
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0Fixed RHSA-2015:0720
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2Fixed RHSA-2015:1009
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
  • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3472
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x926-v8v9-j4mp

References

Advisory 4

Other 1

  • 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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