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CVE-2014-0169

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-01-02
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
In JBoss EAP 6 a security domain is configured to use a cache that is shared between all applications that are in the security domain. This could allow an authenticated user in one application to access protected resources in another application without proper authorization. Although this is an intended functionality, it was not clearly documented which can mislead users into thinking that a security domain cache is isolated to a single application.

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 · high confidence

In JBoss EAP 6, security domains use an authentication cache shared across all applications within that security domain. This allows an authenticated user in one application to potentially access protected resources in another application within the same security domain without proper authorization checks, due to the shared authentication state.

MitigationIsolate applications by using separate security domains per application, or implement application-level authorization checks to verify user permissions before granting access to protected resources.

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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 Enterprise Application PlatformApplication
Affected:= 6.0.0

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed JBoss EAP version
    Locate JBoss EAP version information in the installation directory (check version.txt, product-info.txt, or query via JBoss CLI management interface)
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.0.0 (this CVE affects only that specific version)
  2. Find security domain configurations
    Examine the JBoss configuration file (standalone.xml or domain.xml) and locate all <security-domain> elements to identify defined security domains
    Affected if Security domains are configured in the JBoss configuration
  3. Map applications to security domains
    Review each deployed application's configuration (jboss-web.xml, web.xml, or deployment descriptors) to determine which security domain it references
    Affected if More than one application references the same security domain name
  4. Check for application-level authorization
    Inspect the application code and its security constraints to determine if it performs explicit authorization checks beyond the security domain authentication
    Affected if Applications rely solely on the shared security domain authentication without additional application-specific authorization logic

You are affected if running JBoss EAP 6.0.0 with multiple applications sharing a single security domain and those applications do not implement their own authorization validation before granting access to protected resources.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Isolate applications by using separate security domains per application, or implement application-level authorization checks to verify user permissions before granting access to protected resources.

Fix this in Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Scoped from the published advisory
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