CVE-2013-0218

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-02-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The GUI installer in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) and Enterprise Web Platform (EWP) 5.2.0 and possibly 5.1.2 uses world-readable permissions for the auto-install XML file, which allows local users to obtain the administrator password and the sucker password by reading this file.

Affected products

Red Hat JBoss EAP: 5.1.2, 5.2.0
RedHat Jboss Enterprise Web Platform: 5.1.2, 5.2.0

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0206.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0207.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0833.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/52041
http://www.osvdb.org/89698
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57652
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=903073
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81725
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0206.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0207.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0833.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/52041

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