Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting eap7-infinispan-core package, versions <0:8.2.8-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-EAP7INFINISPANCORE-5330188
  • published30 Mar 2023
  • disclosed14 Sept 2017

Introduced: 14 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-12167  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-732  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 eap7-infinispan-core to version 0:8.2.8-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:3455.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream eap7-infinispan-core package and not the eap7-infinispan-core package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was found in EAP 7 before 7.0.9 that properties based files of the management and the application realm configuration that contain user to role mapping are world readable allowing access to users and roles information to all the users logged in to the system.