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Jboss AerogearApplication · Redhat

CVE-2014-3648

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-07-01
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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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges 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
The simplepush server iterates through the application installations and pushes a notification to the server provided by deviceToken. But this is user controlled. If a bogus applications is registered with bad deviceTokens, one can generate endless exceptions when those endpoints can't be reached or can slow the server down by purposefully wasting it's time with slow endpoints. Similarly, one can provide whatever HTTP end point they want. This turns the server into a DDOS vector or an anonymizer for the posting of malware and so 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 · high confidence

The simplepush server accepts user-controlled deviceTokens without validation when pushing notifications. An attacker can register bogus applications with invalid or slow endpoints, causing endless exceptions and performance degradation. More critically, the server accepts arbitrary HTTP endpoints specified by users, enabling it to be abused as a DDOS amplification vector or anonymized proxy for malicious activity.

MitigationImplement strict validation of deviceTokens including format checking and endpoint allow-listing. Require authentication for application registration and implement rate limiting to prevent abuse. Configure the server to only permit connections to predefined, trusted notification endpoints.

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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 AerogearApplication
Affected:= 1.0.0

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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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 AeroGear installation and version
    Locate the JBoss AeroGear simplepush server installation and determine its version. Check application manifests, dependency files (pom.xml, package.json), or the deployed WAR/JAR file name and metadata for version 1.0.0.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0.0 of Red Hat JBoss AeroGear simplepush server.
  2. Confirm simplepush server is active
    Determine whether the simplepush server component is actively running or deployed. Check for processes or web applications exposing the simplepush endpoint paths (typically /simplepush/* or /notifications).
    Affected if The simplepush server component is running and accessible.
  3. Inspect deviceToken validation configuration
    Examine the server configuration files for simplepush (aerogear.properties, simplepush-config.xml, or similar) for any deviceToken format validation, allow-listing, or endpoint restrictions.
    Affected if No deviceToken format validation or endpoint allow-listing is configured; arbitrary tokens and endpoints are accepted.
  4. Review application registration settings
    Look for authentication requirements on application registration endpoints. Check if new applications can be registered without credentials or approval.
    Affected if Application registration accepts requests without authentication or rate limiting.

You are affected if running Red Hat JBoss AeroGear version 1.0.0 with the simplepush server active and no deviceToken or endpoint validation is configured.

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

Implement strict validation of deviceTokens including format checking and endpoint allow-listing. Require authentication for application registration and implement rate limiting to prevent abuse. Configure the server to only permit connections to predefined, trusted notification endpoints.

Fix this in Jboss Aerogear Scoped from the published advisory
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