Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sun Java Server Faces (JSF) 1.2 before 1.2_08 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

Updated JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) packages that fix various security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

JBoss EAP is a middleware platform for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications.

This release of JBoss EAP for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 contains the JBoss Application Server and JBoss Seam. This release serves as a replacement to JBoss EAP 4.3.0.GA, and fixes the following security issues :

The JavaServer Faces (JSF) component was vulnerable to multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. An attacker could use these flaws to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. (CVE-2008-1285)

Unauthenticated users were able to access the status servlet, which could allow remote attackers to acquire details about deployed web contexts. (CVE-2008-3273)

These updated packages include bug fixes and enhancements which are not listed here. For a full list, refer to the JBoss EAP 4.3.0.CP01 release notes, linked to in the 'References' section of this advisory.

Warning: before applying this update, please back up the JBoss EAP 'server/[configuration]/deploy/' directory, and any customized configuration files.

All users of JBoss EAP on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

Updated JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) packages that resolve several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

JBoss EAP is a middleware platform for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications. JBoss Seam is a framework for building Java Internet applications by integrating the use of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX), JavaServer Faces (JSF), Java Persistence (JPA), Enterprise Java Beans (EJB 3.0) and Business Process Management (BPM) technologies.

This release of JBoss EAP for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 contains the JBoss Application Server and JBoss Seam. This release serves as a replacement for JBoss EAP 4.2.0.GA, and fixes the following security issues :

These updated JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) packages resolve the following security issues :

The JavaServer Faces (JSF) component was vulnerable to multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. An attacker could use these flaws to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. (CVE-2008-1285)

Unauthenticated users were able to access the status servlet, which could allow remote attackers to acquire details about deployed web contexts. (CVE-2008-3273)

These updated packages include bug fixes and enhancements in addition to the security fixes listed here. For the full list, refer to the JBoss EAP 4.2.0.CP03 release notes, linked to in the 'References' section of this advisory.

Warning: before applying this update, please back up the JBoss EAP 'server/<configuration>/deploy/' directory, as well as any customized configuration files.

Users of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

Updated JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) packages that fix various security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

JBoss EAP is a middleware platform for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications.

This release of JBoss EAP for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 contains the JBoss Application Server and JBoss Seam. This release serves as a replacement for JBoss EAP 4.3.0.GA, and fixes the following security issues :

The JavaServer Faces (JSF) component was vulnerable to multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. An attacker could use these flaws to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. (CVE-2008-1285)

Unauthenticated users were able to access the status servlet, which could allow remote attackers to acquire details about deployed web contexts. (CVE-2008-3273)

These updated packages include bug fixes and enhancements which are not listed here. For a full list, refer to the JBoss EAP 4.3.0.CP01 release notes, linked to in the 'References' section of this advisory.

Warning: before applying this update, please back up the JBoss EAP 'server/[configuration]/deploy/' directory, and any customized configuration files.

Please note: some of the packages contained in this errata were available via the Red Hat Network prior to the release of this advisory.

All users of JBoss EAP on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

Updated JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) packages that resolve several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

JBoss EAP is a middleware platform for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications. JBoss Seam is a framework for building Java Internet applications by integrating the use of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX), JavaServer Faces (JSF), Java Persistence (JPA), Enterprise Java Beans (EJB 3.0) and Business Process Management (BPM) technologies.

This release of JBoss EAP for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 contains the JBoss Application Server and JBoss Seam. This release serves as a replacement for JBoss EAP 4.2.0.GA, and fixes the following security issues :

These updated JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) packages resolve the following security issues :

The JavaServer Faces (JSF) component was vulnerable to multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. An attacker could use these flaws to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. (CVE-2008-1285)

Unauthenticated users were able to access the status servlet, which could allow remote attackers to acquire details about deployed web contexts. (CVE-2008-3273)

These updated packages include bug fixes and enhancements in addition to the security fixes listed here. For the full list, refer to the JBoss EAP 4.2.0.CP03 release notes, linked to in the 'References' section of this advisory.

Warning: before applying this update, please back up the JBoss EAP 'server/<configuration>/deploy/' directory, as well as any customized configuration files.

Please note: some of the packages contained in this errata were available via the Red Hat Network prior to the release of this advisory.

Users of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
63863	RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2008:0828)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
63862	RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2008:0827)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
63861	RHEL 4 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2008:0826)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
63860	RHEL 4 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2008:0825)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium

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