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CVE-2016-5422

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-09-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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.

Affected products

• Red Hat JBoss: through 3.3.6

References

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1785.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92722
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1785.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92722

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