High severity · published May 22, 2018
CVE-2016-8656
Jboss jbossas before versions 5.2.0-23, 6.4.13, 7.0.5 is vulnerable to an unsafe file handling in the jboss init script which could result in local privilege escalation
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Jboss jbossas before versions 5.2.0-23, 6.4.13, 7.0.5 is vulnerable to an unsafe file handling in the jboss init script which could result in local privilege escalation.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JE
Jboss Enterprise Application Platform · Redhat
5.0.0; 6.0.0; 6.4.0; 7.0.0; 7.1.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
JE
Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8656
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8656
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0244.html
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0245.html
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0246.html
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0250.html
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0831.html
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0832.html
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