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TI-2015-02790 Aliases CVE-2015-3158GHSA-9qhq-j4xm-cw48

The invokeNextValve function in…

Priority LOW 23CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 9 without a fix

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

Summary

The invokeNextValve function in identity/federation/bindings/tomcat/idp/AbstractIDPValve.java in PicketLink before 2.8.0.Beta1 does not properly check role based authorization, which allows remote authenticated users to gain access to restricted application resources via a (1) direct request or (2) request through an SP initiated flow.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01913 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.picketlink:picketlink-tomcat-common (Maven): 2.7.1.FinalRed Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 9 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
—org.picketlink:picketlink-tomcat-common (Maven)before 2.7.1.Final2.7.1.FinalPatch availableGHSA-9qhq-j4xm-cw48
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.picketlink:picketlink-tomcat-common (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.7.1.Final Fixed in 2.7.1.Final Patch available GHSA-9qhq-j4xm-cw48

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:picketlink:picketlink:*:cr3:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.7.0VulnerablePicketlink
  • cpe:2.3:a:picketlink:picketlink:*:cr3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Picketlink

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-9qhq-j4xm-cw48 org.picketlink:picketlink-tomcat-common (Maven) Fixed in 2.7.1.Final Advisory →

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:1671 Released 2015-08-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 Server glassfish-jsf-eap6-2.1.28-9.redhat_10.1.ep6.el7, hibernate4-core-eap6-4.2.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, hibernate4-eap6-4.2.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 +47
  • RHSA-2015:1669 Released 2015-08-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 Server glassfish-jsf-eap6-2.1.28-9.redhat_10.1.ep6.el5, hibernate4-core-eap6-4.2.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, hibernate4-eap6-4.2.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 +47
  • RHSA-2015:1670 Released 2015-08-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server glassfish-jsf-eap6-2.1.28-9.redhat_10.1.ep6.el6, hibernate4-core-eap6-4.2.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, hibernate4-eap6-4.2.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 +47
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2015:1672 Released 2015-08-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4
  • RHSA-2015:1673 Released 2015-08-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    jboss-ec2-eap bug fix security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server jboss-ec2-eap-7.5.3-1.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6, jboss-ec2-eap-samples-7.5.3-1.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat BPM Suite 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4Fixed RHSA-2015:1672
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2015:1669
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2015:1670, RHSA-2015:1673
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2015:1671

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3158
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qhq-j4xm-cw48

References

Advisory 6

Other 5

  • TI-2015-00244 The Service Provider (SP) in PicketLink before 2.7.0 does not ensure that it is a member… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
  • TI-2015-05246 The (1) Service Provider (SP) and (2) Identity Provider (IdP) in PicketLink before 2.7.0… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0

Sources

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