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Jboss Operations NetworkApplication · Redhat

CVE-2015-0297

HIGH · 9.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2015-04-24
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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99/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
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
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.3.1 does not properly restrict access to certain APIs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java methods via the (1) ServerInvokerServlet or (2) SchedulerService or (3) cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via the ContentManager.

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

Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.3.1 lacks proper authorization checks on three API endpoints - ServerInvokerServlet, SchedulerService, and ContentManager. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java methods through the first two endpoints, and cause denial of service via disk consumption through the third.

MitigationRestrict access to ServerInvokerServlet, SchedulerService, and ContentManager APIs by implementing proper authentication and role-based authorization. For ContentManager, implement disk usage limits and monitoring.

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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 Operations NetworkApplication
Affected:= 3.3.1

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
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

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

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  1. Identify JBoss Operations Network installation and version
    Locate the JBoss ON installation directory and check the version file, typically in the installation root or version info in the server startup scripts
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.3.1
  2. Verify ServerInvokerServlet endpoint accessibility
    Check if the ServerInvokerServlet API endpoint is exposed and accessible without authentication by reviewing web.xml configuration and network access controls
    Affected if ServerInvokerServlet is accessible without authentication and the version is 3.3.1
  3. Verify SchedulerService endpoint accessibility
    Check if the SchedulerService API endpoint is exposed and accessible without authentication by reviewing web.xml configuration and network access controls
    Affected if SchedulerService is accessible without authentication and the version is 3.3.1
  4. Verify ContentManager endpoint accessibility
    Check if the ContentManager API endpoint is exposed and accessible without authentication by reviewing web.xml configuration and network access controls
    Affected if ContentManager is accessible without authentication and the version is 3.3.1

A system is affected if it runs Red Hat JBoss Operations Network version 3.3.1 and has any of the three vulnerable endpoints (ServerInvokerServlet, SchedulerService, or ContentManager) accessible without authentication.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Restrict access to ServerInvokerServlet, SchedulerService, and ContentManager APIs by implementing proper authentication and role-based authorization. For ContentManager, implement disk usage limits and monitoring.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

JBoss Operations Network 3.3.2 or later (check Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2015:XXXX for exact version)

  1. 1. Check current JBoss Operations Network version: grep 'version' $JBOSS_HOME/bin/run.conf or check the RPM package version
  2. 2. Obtain the Red Hat Security Advisory (RHSA) for CVE-2015-0297 from access.redhat.com under Security Advisories
  3. 3. Apply the security update via Red Hat Network (RHN) or yum update: yum update jboss-on*
  4. 4. Restart JBoss Operations Network services after the update: $JBOSS_HOME/bin/shutdown.sh && $JBOSS_HOME/bin/run.sh
  5. 5. Verify the fix by checking that API endpoints ServerInvokerServlet, SchedulerService, and ContentManager require proper authentication
  6. 6. Test that unauthenticated requests to these APIs are now rejected with HTTP 401/403
Caveat Review release notes for 3.3.2 for any API changes or migration requirements before upgrading production systems

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Jboss Operations Network Scoped from the published advisory
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