CVE-2010-1871
Red Hat JBoss Seam 2: Linux JBoss Seam 2 Remote Code Execution
As of , CVE-2010-1871 in Red Hat JBoss Seam 2 is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 10 December 2021
- US federal deadline
- 10 June 2022182 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.83Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
- Public exploit
- 2 Metasploit modules and 1 Exploit-DB entry (1 verified)
- Fix
- No vendor link in CISA's entry
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for Red Hat Linux, allows attackers to perform remote code execution. This vulnerability can only be exploited when the Java Security Manager is not properly configured.
CISA's description
JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for Red Hat Linux, does not properly sanitize inputs for JBoss Expression Language (EL) expressions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when the Java Security Manager is not properly configured.
The CVE record's description, from mitre
- CVE published
- 4 August 2010
- Assigned by
- mitre
- CVSS
- 8.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-917
- Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')
- CWE-20
- Improper Input Validation
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- no
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 36653).
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Public exploits
Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.
- Metasploit: JBoss Seam 2 Remote Command Executionauxiliary module, rank normal
- Metasploit: JBoss Seam 2 File Upload and Executeexploit module, rank normal
- Exploit-DB: JBoss Seam 2 - Arbitrary File Upload / Execution (Metasploit)EDB-ID 36653, verified by Exploit-DB, 6 April 2015
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org