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TI-2016-04698 Aliases CVE-2016-5422GHSA-m8fx-9gm9-phm3

The web console in Red Hat JBoss Operations Network (JON) before 3.3.7 does not properly…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The web console in Red Hat JBoss Operations Network (JON) before 3.3.7 does not properly authorize requests to add users with the super user role, which allows remote authenticated users to gain admin privileges via a crafted POST request.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02139 82nd 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

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_operations_network:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.3.6VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_operations_network:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.3.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2016:1785 Released 2016-08-31 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.3.7 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.3Fixed RHSA-2016:1785

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5422
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8fx-9gm9-phm3

References

Patch 1

  • 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-2021-02983 Deserialization of untrusted data in JMSAppender in Apache Log4j 1.2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-05419 The server in Red Hat JBoss Operations Network (JON), when SSL authentication is not… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-03164 The server in Red Hat JBoss Operations Network (JON) before 3.3.6 allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-01934 ResourceBuilderImpl.java in the RichFaces 3.x through 5.x implementation in Red Hat JBoss… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-00262 Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.3.1 does not properly restrict access to certain APIs… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
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Sources

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