CVE-2016-5422

JON3: privilege escalation via improper authorization

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The web console in Red Hat JBoss Operations Network (JON) before 3.3.7 does not properly authorize requests to add users with the super user role, which allows remote authenticated users to gain admin privileges via a crafted POST request.

La consola web en Red Hat JBoss Operations Network (JON) en versiones anteriores a 3.3.7 no autoriza adecuadamente peticiones para agregar usuarios con el rol de superusuario, lo que permite a usuarios remotos autenticados obtener privilegios de administrador a través de una petición POST manipulada.

It was found that JBoss Operations Network allowed regular users to add a new super user by sending a specially crafted request to the web console. This attacks allows escalation of privileges.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-06-10 CVE Reserved
2016-08-31 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-285: Improper Authorization

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92722	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1785.html	2016-09-08

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5422	2016-08-31
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1361933	2016-08-31

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Jboss Operations Network Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Operations Network"				<= 3.3.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Operations Network" and version " <= 3.3.6"		-		Affected