CVE-2012-4549

medium

Description

A flaw was found in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. The `processInvocation` function within the `org.jboss.as.ejb3.security.AuthorizationInterceptor` component incorrectly authorizes all requests when no roles are defined for an Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) method invocation. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for EJB methods, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive functionalities.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4549

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1594

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1592

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1591

http://secunia.com/advisories/51607

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1594.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1592.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1591.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-01-05

Updated: 2026-05-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00263