CVE-2012-2312

Description

An Elevated Privileges issue exists in JBoss AS 7 Community Release due to the improper implementation in the security context propagation, A threat gets reused from the thread pool that still retains the security context from the process last used, which lets a local user obtain elevated privileges.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: JBoss AS 7 JBoss
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2312 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-2312 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-2312 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2312?
CVE-2012-2312 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2312?
To fix CVE-2012-2312, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2312 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-2312 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2012-2312?
CVE-2012-2312 affects JBoss AS 7 JBoss.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.