CVE-2014-7849

Description

The Role Based Access Control (RBAC) implementation in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6.2.0 through 6.3.2 does not properly verify authorization conditions, which allows remote authenticated users to add, modify, and undefine otherwise restricted attributes by leveraging the Maintainer role.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0920.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100890 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0215.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1165170 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0217.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0218.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0216.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031741 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-7849?
CVE-2014-7849 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-7849?
To fix CVE-2014-7849, 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-2014-7849 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-7849 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.
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