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CVE-2014-0248 json

org.jboss.seam.web.AuthenticationFilter in Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.5.0, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 5.2.0, and…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-0286

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.5%
EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

org.jboss.seam.web.AuthenticationFilter in Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.5.0, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 5.2.0, and JBoss Enterprise Web Platform (JBEWP) 5.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted authentication header, related to Seam logging.

Patch / fix

  • jboss-seam2 jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4
  • jboss-seam2 jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.2.6.EAP5-12.ep5.el5
  • jboss-seam2 jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.2.6.EAP5-16.el6_5
  • jboss-seam2-runtime jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4
  • jboss-seam2-runtime jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.2.6.EAP5-12.ep5.el5
  • jboss-seam2-runtime jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.2.6.EAP5-16.el6_5
  • jboss-seam2-examples jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4
  • jboss-seam2-examples jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.2.6.EAP5-12.ep5.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0793RHSA-2014:0792

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-0248 updated cvss 6.8

Seam: RCE via unsafe logging in AuthenticationFilter

  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 seam seam
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 seam seam
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 seam seam
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 seam seam
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS jboss-seam2 2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4, jboss-seam2-runtime 2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4, jboss-seam2-examples 2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES jboss-seam2 2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4, jboss-seam2-runtime 2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4, jboss-seam2-examples 2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server jboss-seam2 2.2.6.EAP5-12.ep5.el5, jboss-seam2-runtime 2.2.6.EAP5-12.ep5.el5, jboss-seam2-examples 2.2.6.EAP5-12.ep5.el5 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server jboss-seam2 2.2.6.EAP5-16.el6_5, jboss-seam2-runtime 2.2.6.EAP5-16.el6_5, jboss-seam2-examples 2.2.6.EAP5-16.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0793
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0794
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1888
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0785
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  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server jboss-seam2 2.2.6.EAP5-12.ep5.el5, jboss-seam2-runtime 2.2.6.EAP5-12.ep5.el5, jboss-seam2-examples 2.2.6.EAP5-12.ep5.el5 Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server jboss-seam2 2.2.6.EAP5-16.el6_5, jboss-seam2-runtime 2.2.6.EAP5-16.el6_5, jboss-seam2-examples 2.2.6.EAP5-16.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0792
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0791
  • Red Hat BPM Suite 6 seam seam Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 seam seam Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 seam seam Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 seam seam Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 seam seam Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 seam seam
    +3 more products
    Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 seam seam Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS jboss-seam2 2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4, jboss-seam2-runtime 2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4, jboss-seam2-examples 2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES jboss-seam2 2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4, jboss-seam2-runtime 2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4, jboss-seam2-examples 2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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