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medium
5.3
CWE
284 264 749
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Updated

CVE-2010-0738: Red Hat JBoss Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

First published: Tue Mar 16 2010(Updated: )

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.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/hibernate3<1:3.2.4-1.SP1_CP10.0jpp.ep1.1.el4
1:3.2.4-1.SP1_CP10.0jpp.ep1.1.el4
redhat/hibernate3-annotations<0:3.3.1-1.12.GA_CP03.ep1.el4
0:3.3.1-1.12.GA_CP03.ep1.el4
redhat/hsqldb<1:1.8.0.8-3.patch03.1jpp.ep1.3.el4
1:1.8.0.8-3.patch03.1jpp.ep1.3.el4
redhat/jacorb<0:2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.10.el4
0:2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.10.el4
redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient<1:3.0.1-1.patch01.1jpp.ep1.4.el4
1:3.0.1-1.patch01.1jpp.ep1.4.el4
redhat/jboss-aop<0:1.5.5-3.CP05.2.ep1.el4
0:1.5.5-3.CP05.2.ep1.el4
redhat/jbossas<0:4.2.0-6.GA_CP09.6.ep1.el4
0:4.2.0-6.GA_CP09.6.ep1.el4
redhat/jboss-cache<0:1.4.1-6.SP14.1.ep1.el4
0:1.4.1-6.SP14.1.ep1.el4
redhat/jboss-remoting<0:2.2.3-3.SP2.ep1.el4
0:2.2.3-3.SP2.ep1.el4
redhat/jboss-seam<0:1.2.1-1.ep1.24.el4
0:1.2.1-1.ep1.24.el4
redhat/jbossts<1:4.2.3-1.SP5_CP09.1jpp.ep1.1.el4
1:4.2.3-1.SP5_CP09.1jpp.ep1.1.el4
redhat/jbossweb<0:2.0.0-6.CP13.0jpp.ep1.1.el4
0:2.0.0-6.CP13.0jpp.ep1.1.el4
redhat/rh-eap-docs<0:4.2.0-7.GA_CP09.ep1.5.el4
0:4.2.0-7.GA_CP09.ep1.5.el4
redhat/hibernate3<1:3.2.4-1.SP1_CP10.0jpp.ep1.1.el5
1:3.2.4-1.SP1_CP10.0jpp.ep1.1.el5
redhat/hibernate3-annotations<0:3.3.1-1.12.GA_CP03.ep1.el5
0:3.3.1-1.12.GA_CP03.ep1.el5
redhat/jacorb<0:2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.10.1.el5
0:2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.10.1.el5
redhat/jboss-aop<0:1.5.5-3.CP05.2.ep1.1.el5
0:1.5.5-3.CP05.2.ep1.1.el5
redhat/jbossas<0:4.2.0-6.GA_CP09.6.ep1.el5
0:4.2.0-6.GA_CP09.6.ep1.el5
redhat/jboss-cache<0:1.4.1-6.SP14.1.ep1.1.el5
0:1.4.1-6.SP14.1.ep1.1.el5
redhat/jboss-remoting<0:2.2.3-3.SP2.ep1.1.el5
0:2.2.3-3.SP2.ep1.1.el5
redhat/jboss-seam<0:1.2.1-1.ep1.24.el5
0:1.2.1-1.ep1.24.el5
redhat/jbossts<1:4.2.3-1.SP5_CP09.1jpp.ep1.1.1.el5
1:4.2.3-1.SP5_CP09.1jpp.ep1.1.1.el5
redhat/jbossweb<0:2.0.0-6.CP13.0jpp.ep1.1.1.el5
0:2.0.0-6.CP13.0jpp.ep1.1.1.el5
redhat/rh-eap-docs<0:4.2.0-7.GA_CP09.ep1.4.1.el5
0:4.2.0-7.GA_CP09.ep1.4.1.el5
redhat/jbossas<0:4.3.0-7.GA_CP08.5.ep1.el4
0:4.3.0-7.GA_CP08.5.ep1.el4
redhat/jboss-messaging<0:1.4.0-3.SP3_CP10.2.ep1.el4
0:1.4.0-3.SP3_CP10.2.ep1.el4
redhat/jboss-seam<0:1.2.1-3.JBPAPP_4_3_0_GA.ep1.20.el4
0:1.2.1-3.JBPAPP_4_3_0_GA.ep1.20.el4
redhat/jboss-seam2<0:2.0.2.FP-1.ep1.23.el4
0:2.0.2.FP-1.ep1.23.el4
redhat/jbossws<0:2.0.1-5.SP2_CP08.1.ep1.el4
0:2.0.1-5.SP2_CP08.1.ep1.el4
redhat/rh-eap-docs<0:4.3.0-7.GA_CP08.ep1.6.el4
0:4.3.0-7.GA_CP08.ep1.6.el4
redhat/jbossas<0:4.3.0-7.GA_CP08.5.ep1.el5
0:4.3.0-7.GA_CP08.5.ep1.el5
redhat/jboss-messaging<0:1.4.0-3.SP3_CP10.2.ep1.el5
0:1.4.0-3.SP3_CP10.2.ep1.el5
redhat/jboss-seam<0:1.2.1-3.JBPAPP_4_3_0_GA.ep1.20.el5.1
0:1.2.1-3.JBPAPP_4_3_0_GA.ep1.20.el5.1
redhat/jboss-seam2<0:2.0.2.FP-1.ep1.23.el5
0:2.0.2.FP-1.ep1.23.el5
redhat/jbossws<0:2.0.1-5.SP2_CP08.1.ep1.1.el5
0:2.0.1-5.SP2_CP08.1.ep1.1.el5
redhat/rh-eap-docs<0:4.3.0-7.GA_CP08.ep1.5.el5
0:4.3.0-7.GA_CP08.ep1.5.el5
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.2.0
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.3.0
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.2.0-cp01
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.2.0-cp06
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.2
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.2.0-cp05
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.2.0-cp04
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.2.0-cp03
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.2.0-cp07
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.2.0-cp08
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.2.0-cp02
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.3.0-cp06
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.3.0-cp01
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.3.0-cp04
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.3
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.3.0-cp07
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.3.0-cp03
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.3.0-cp02
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=4.3.0-cp05
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2010-0738?

    CVE-2010-0738 is considered a high severity vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2010-0738?

    To fix CVE-2010-0738, you should upgrade to the appropriate patched version of the affected packages from Red Hat.

  • What types of requests does CVE-2010-0738 allow attackers to perform?

    CVE-2010-0738 allows attackers to bypass access control and send requests using methods other than GET and POST.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2010-0738?

    CVE-2010-0738 affects specific versions of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform including 4.2.0 and 4.3.0.

  • What is the potential impact of CVE-2010-0738?

    The potential impact of CVE-2010-0738 includes unauthorized access and manipulation of server resources.

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