CVEs / CVE-2017-12149
CVE-2017-12149: Red Hat JBoss Application Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 10 Dec 2021
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 90.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
The JBoss Application Server, shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform 5.2, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data.
Description
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat, Inc. jbossas | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 10 Dec 2021 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 10 Jun 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Known |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-502 |
References
- CVE-2017-12149 on NVD
- CVE-2017-12149 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100591 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1607 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1608 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1486220 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/gottburgm/Exploits/tree/master/CVE-2017-12149 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12149 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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