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CVE-2017-12149: Red Hat JBoss Application Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2017-12149
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 JBoss Application Server, shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform 5.2, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Red Hatproduct: JBoss Application ServerRemote code executionaffected: 5.2
What
The JBoss Application Server allows arbitrary code execution via crafted serialized data.
Who is affected
Deployments of Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform 5.2 using JBoss Application Server.
Urgency
Urgent remediation is necessary due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Apply the security patch provided by Red Hat.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2021-12-10
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12149

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.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2017-12149coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Red Hat JBoss

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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