Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
CVE-2017-12189
7.8HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
Red Hat
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 10 January 2018
What is CVE-2017-12189?
A vulnerability in the JBoss init script for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.7.GA allows for unsafe file handling, enabling local privilege escalation. This issue stems from an incomplete fix of a previous vulnerability, necessitating urgent attention to safeguard system integrity.

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Affected Version(s)
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.7.GA
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved