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CVE-2017-12149 — Red Hat JBoss Application Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

In Jboss Application Server as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform 5.2, it was found that the doFilter method in the ReadOnlyAccessFilter of the HTTP Invoker does not restrict classes for which it performs deserialization and thus allowing an attacker to execute

CVSS
EPSS
94.29% (top 0.10%)
CWE
CWE-502
Published
2017-10-04T20:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:55:31.822Z
CVSS vector
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2021-12-10
BOD 22-01 due
2022-06-10
Ransomware use
Known

01What is this vulnerability?

In Jboss Application Server as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform 5.2, it was found that the doFilter method in the ReadOnlyAccessFilter of the HTTP Invoker does not restrict classes for which it performs deserialization and thus allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Red Hat, Inc.jbossasn/a

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2021-12-10. Ransomware use: Known.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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