CVE-2012-4550
A flaw was found in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. When role-based authorization is used for Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) access, the system does not correctly call the necessary authorization modules. This prevents Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC) permissions from being applied, allowing remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to EJBs.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.3 (v3.1)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-280
- EPSS score
- 2.1% (82th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-4478)
- Published
- January 5, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4478 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on May 14, 2026.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- redhat / jboss enterprise application platform
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1591.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1592.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1594.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51607(Vendor Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1591
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1592
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1594
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4550
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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