CVE-2010-0738: Red Hat JBoss Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
The JMX-Console web application in JBossAs in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform performs access control only for the GET and POST methods, which allows remote attackers to send requests to this application's GET handler by using a different method.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The JMX-Console web application in JBoss performs access control only for the GET and POST methods, allowing unauthorized access via other methods.
- Who is affected
- Users of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform are affected.
- Urgency
- This vulnerability is critical and actively exploited, requiring immediate attention.
- Action
- Apply the latest patches for JBoss to resolve this issue.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0738
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2010-0738Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99.6% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2010-0738 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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