CVE-2012-4816
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 · uneditedIBM Rational Automation Framework (RAF) 3.x through 3.0.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass intended Env Gen Wizard (aka Environment Generation Wizard) access restrictions by visiting context roots in HTTP sessions on port 8080.
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 confidenceIBM Rational Automation Framework 3.x through 3.0.0.5 contains an access control bypass vulnerability in the Environment Generation Wizard. Attackers can circumvent intended access restrictions by directly accessing context roots through HTTP sessions on port 8080, potentially exposing sensitive environment configuration functionality to unauthorized users.
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= 3.0= 3.0.0.1= 3.0.0.2= 3.0.0.3= 3.0.0.4= 3.0.0.5CVSS 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
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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Verify IBM Rational Automation Framework installationLocate the product installation directory and check for version file or run: find / -name 'raf' -o -name 'version' 2>/dev/null | head -20. Common paths include /opt/IBM/RAF or C:\Program Files\IBM\RAFAffected if The product is installed and version matches 3.0.x through 3.0.0.5
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Confirm port 8080 is listeningRun netstat -an | grep 8080 or ss -tlnp | grep 8080 to check if the application HTTP port is open and listeningAffected if Port 8080 is open and accepting connections, exposing the web interface
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Test unauthenticated access to Environment Generation WizardUse a browser or curl to request http://<hostname>:8080/<context-root>/envgen or similar paths. Common context roots may include /raf, /environment, or /wizard. Check HTTP response for successful page load without login promptAffected if The Environment Generation Wizard page loads or returns HTTP 200 without requiring authentication
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Inspect access control configurationCheck application configuration files in the installation directory for web.xml or security constraints. Look for <security-constraint> definitions and verify they properly restrict /envgen or wizard-related URLsAffected if No security constraints are defined or the wizard URLs are excluded from access controls
User is affected if IBM Rational Automation Framework versions 3.0 through 3.0.0.5 is installed, port 8080 is exposed, and the Environment Generation Wizard is accessible without authentication.
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 dataRestrict network access to port 8080 via firewall or network segmentation; if available, apply IBM patches for this version or upgrade to a supported release that addresses access control deficiencies in the Env Gen Wizard component.
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