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National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-4550 Detail

Current Description

A flaw was found in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. When role-based authorization is used for Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) access, the system does not correctly call the necessary authorization modules. This prevents Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC) permissions from being applied, allowing remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to EJBs.


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Evaluator Impact

Per https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870871#c7 "This issue did not affect JBoss Enterprise Application Platform versions 4.x and 5.x."

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1591.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1592.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1594.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/51607 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1591 Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1592 Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1594 Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4550 Red Hat, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4550
NVD Published Date:
01/04/2013
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.