Read the docs
TI-2017-08941 Aliases CVE-2017-12149GHSA-j5r3-wq62-8gp5

Deserialization of untrusted data in Red Hat jbossas

Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

In Jboss Application Server as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform 5.2, it was found that the doFilter method in the ReadOnlyAccessFilter of the HTTP Invoker does not restrict classes for which it performs deserialization and thus allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2021-12-10CISA due date 2022-06-10Known ransomware use
EPSS 0.90713 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red Hatjbossasall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • jbossas VendorRed Hat Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.2VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2018:1607 Released 2018-05-17 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server jbossas-5.2.0-24.ep5.el5, jbossas-client-5.2.0-24.ep5.el5, jbossas-messaging-5.2.0-24.ep5.el5 +1
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server jbossas-5.2.0-24.ep5.el6, jbossas-client-5.2.0-24.ep5.el6, jbossas-messaging-5.2.0-24.ep5.el6 +1
  • RHSA-2018:1608 Released 2018-05-17 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2 security update

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2018:1607
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2018:1607
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2 security updateFixed RHSA-2018:1608
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7

Timeline

  1. 2021-12-10 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12149
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j5r3-wq62-8gp5
  4. 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • 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
  • 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
See all 243 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences