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CVE-2012-5478 Detail

Current Description

The AuthorizationInterceptor in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) before 5.2.0, Web Platform (EWP) before 5.2.0, BRMS Platform before 5.3.1, and SOA Platform before 5.3.1 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended role restrictions and perform arbitrary JMX operations via unspecified vectors.


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Evaluator Description

Per http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0192.html "This JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 release serves as a replacement for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1.2, and includes bug fixes and enhancements." Per http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0196.html "This JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 release serves as a replacement for JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.1.2, and includes bug fixes and enhancements."

Metrics

 
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0191.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0192.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0193.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0194.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0195.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0196.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0197.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0198.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0221.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0533.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/51984 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/52054 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1028042 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.osvdb.org/89580 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81514 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-5478
NVD Published Date:
02/05/2013
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.