Jboss Operations NetworkApplication · Redhat
CVE-2008-5083
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn JON 2.1.x before 2.1.2 SP1, users can obtain unauthorized security information about private resources managed by JBoss ON.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceJON (JBoss Operations Network) 2.1.x before 2.1.2 SP1 contains an access control vulnerability where authenticated users can obtain unauthorized security information about private resources managed by the platform. This is an information disclosure through broken authorization, allowing users to access resource details outside their permitted scope.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Jboss Operations NetworkApplication
>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.2= 2.1.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify JON installation pathLocate the JBoss Operations Network installation directory, typically under /opt/jon or a custom path. Check for version.info, README, or release notes files in the installation root.Affected if Installation directory exists and contains JON files
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Determine installed JON versionInspect the version file or release notes in the JON installation directory. If using RPM packages on Red Hat systems, run 'rpm -qi jboss-operations-network' or 'rpm -qa | grep jboss-operations-network' to retrieve the installed version.Affected if Version returned is 2.1.0, 2.1.1, or 2.1.2 (any version from 2.1.0 through 2.1.2 inclusive)
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Verify version against CVE rangeCompare the identified version against the affected range: >= 2.1.0 and < 2.1.2, or exactly 2.1.2. Note that versions 2.1.2 SP1 and later are NOT affected.Affected if Version falls within 2.1.0 to 2.1.2 inclusive (all versions before 2.1.2 SP1)
If the installed JON version is any release from 2.1.0 through 2.1.2 (including 2.1.2 itself), the environment is affected by this authorization bypass vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data2.1.2
Upgrade to JON 2.1.2 SP1 or later. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, review and restrict user role assignments and resource permissions to limit exposure, and monitor access logs for unauthorized resource information retrieval.
Fix this in Jboss Operations Network
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2008-5083 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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