7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-7066
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform CLI Permission Hijacking
Description

It was found that the improper default permissions on /tmp/auth directory in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform before 7.1.0 can allow any local user to connect to CLI and allow the user to execute any arbitrary operations.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 11, 2018, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:57 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7066 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-7066.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3456 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7066 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3456 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7066 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7066 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-266
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7066 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7066 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3456 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3456 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-275
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.1.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3456 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description It was found that the improper default permissions on /tmp/auth directory in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform before 7.1.0 can allow any local user to connect to CLI and allow the user to execute any arbitary operations. It was found that the improper default permissions on /tmp/auth directory in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform before 7.1.0 can allow any local user to connect to CLI and allow the user to execute any arbitrary operations.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7066 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-7066 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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