Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) before 6.4.5 does not properly…
Priority LOW 20CWE-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
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
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 6.4.5 does not properly authorize access to shut down the server, which allows remote authenticated users with the Monitor, Deployer, or Auditor role to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01795 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories
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 5 advisories
- RHSA-2015:2542 Released 2015-12-02 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.5 jboss-ec2-eap update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server jboss-ec2-eap-7.5.5-3.Final_redhat_3.ep6.el6, jboss-ec2-eap-samples-7.5.5-3.Final_redhat_3.ep6.el6
- RHSA-2015:2540 Released 2015-12-02 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.5 update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 Server apache-commons-collections-eap6-3.2.1-18.redhat_7.1.ep6.el7, hibernate4-core-eap6-4.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, hibernate4-eap6-4.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 +47
- RHSA-2015:2538 Released 2015-12-02 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.5 update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 Server apache-commons-collections-eap6-3.2.1-18.redhat_7.1.ep6.el5, hibernate4-core-eap6-4.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, hibernate4-eap6-4.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 +47
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2015:2539 Released 2015-12-02 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.5 update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server apache-commons-collections-eap6-3.2.1-18.redhat_7.1.ep6.el6, hibernate4-core-eap6-4.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, hibernate4-eap6-4.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 +47
- RHSA-2015:2541 Released 2015-12-02 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.5 update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2541 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2538 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2539, RHSA-2015:2542 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2540 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5304
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gvc6-x7v9-m2cq
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-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
Sources
- CVE-2015-5304 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5304 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gvc6-x7v9-m2cq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-5304 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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