The PortletRequestDispatcher in PortletBridge, as used in Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2.0…
Priority LOW 29CWE-17Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The PortletRequestDispatcher in PortletBridge, as used in Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2.0, does not properly enforce the security constraints of servlets, which allows remote attackers to gain access to resources via a request that asks to render a non-JSF resource.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01648 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
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
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2015:1543 Released 2015-08-04 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Portal 6.2.0 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1543 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5176
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-66rg-hrjv-v265
References
Advisory 1
More Red Hat Jboss Portal vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2012-04729 EJB method in Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5; Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5; Red… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2011-02179 Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in Apache WSS4J CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2014-00237 Race condition in Red Hat JBoss Portal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2013-05444 JBossWeb Bayeux has reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2015-5176 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5176 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-66rg-hrjv-v265 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-5176 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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