CVE-2011-4608

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-01-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

mod_cluster in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1.2 for Red Hat Linux allows worker nodes to register with arbitrary virtual hosts, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and provide malicious content, hijack sessions, and steal credentials by registering from an external vhost that does not enforce security constraints.

Affected products

Red Hat JBoss EAP: 5.1.2

References

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0035.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0036.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0037.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0038.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0039.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0040.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51554
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026545
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767020
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72460
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0035.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0036.html

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