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RHEL 4 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2008:0826)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 63861
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
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.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-1285
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-3273
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 63861
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2008-0826.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/24/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbossts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jfreechart, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jboss-remoting, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbossws, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:concurrent, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-eap-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jgroups, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:asm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hibernate3-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glassfish-jaf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jboss-aop, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbossws-native42, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbossas, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jboss-seam, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glassfish-jsf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cglib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jcommon, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jboss-seam-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hibernate3-annotations, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbossxb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hibernate3-annotations-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hibernate3-entitymanager, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jboss-messaging, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hibernate3-entitymanager-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jboss-cache, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glassfish-javamail
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/5/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1285, CVE-2008-3273
BID: 30540