Description
The isCallerInRole function in SimpleSecurityManager in JBoss Application Server (AS) 7, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 6.3.0, does not properly check caller roles, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions via unspecified vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | apache-commons-beanutils-eap6 | 1.8.3-7.redhat_6.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | apache-commons-cli-eap6 | 1.2-6.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | apache-commons-codec-eap6 | 1.4-16.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | apache-commons-collections-eap6 | 3.2.1-15.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | apache-commons-configuration-eap6 | 1.6-1.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | apache-commons-daemon-jsvc-eap6 | 1:1.0.15-6.redhat_2.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | apache-commons-io-eap6 | 2.1-8.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | apache-commons-lang-eap6 | 2.6-8.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | apache-mime4j | 0.6-10.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | cal10n-eap6 | 0.7.3-2.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | codehaus-jackson +4 | 1.9.9-7.redhat_3.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | ecj-eap6 | 4.3.1-3.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | glassfish-jaf | 1.1.1-16.redhat_2.ep6.el6 | RHSA-2014:1020 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | glassfish-jaxb-eap6 | 2.2.5-20.redhat_8.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | gnu-getopt-eap6 | 1.0.13-1.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | guava-libraries | 13.0.1-3.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | h2database | 1.3.168-7.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | hibernate4-eap6 +4 | 4.2.14-2.SP1_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | hibernate4-validator | 4.3.1-2.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | hornetq | 2.3.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | hornetq-native +1 | 2.3.20-2.Final_redhat_1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | httpcomponents-eap6 +1 | 6-10.redhat_1.3.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | httpcore-eap6 +4 | 4.2.1-10.redhat_1.3.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | httpd +3 | 2.2.26-35.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | infinispan +4 | 5.2.10-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | ironjacamar-eap6 +9 | 1.0.26-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jandex-eap6 | 1.0.3-3.Final_redhat_2.2.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jansi-eap6 | 1.9-2.redhat_4.3.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jaxbintros | 1.0.2-17.GA_redhat_6.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jaxen-eap6 | 1.1.3-2.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-as-ee +50 | 7.4.0-13.Final_redhat_19.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-as-security +1 | 7.4.0-14.Final_redhat_19.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-genericjms | 1.0.5-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-hal +1 | 2.2.8-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-jaxws-api_2.2_spec | 2.0.2-4.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-jms-api_1.1_spec | 1.0.1-8.Final_redhat_2.2.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-jstl-api_1.2_spec | 1.0.6-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-logging | 3.1.4-1.GA_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-marshalling | 1.4.6-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-metadata +5 | 7.1.0-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-msc | 1.1.5-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-remoting3 | 3.3.1-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-saaj-api_1.3_spec | 1.0.3-3.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-sasl | 1.0.4-2.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-security-negotiation | 2.3.3-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-transaction-api_1.1_spec | 1.0.1-10.Final_redhat_2.2.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-transaction-spi | 7.1.0-2.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jboss-vfs2 | 3.2.5-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossas-core | 7.4.0-16.Final_redhat_19.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossas-domain +4 | 7.4.0-15.Final_redhat_19.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossas-javadocs | 7.4.0-20.Final_redhat_19.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossas-modules-eap | 7.4.0-38.Final_redhat_19.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossas-product-eap | 7.4.0-19.Final_redhat_19.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossas-welcome-content-eap | 7.4.0-17.Final_redhat_19.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossts | 1:4.17.21-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossweb | 7.4.8-4.Final_redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossws-common | 2.3.0-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossws-cxf | 4.3.0-3.Final_redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossws-native | 4.2.0-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossws-spi | 2.3.0-2.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jdom-eap6 | 1.1.2-6.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jettison-eap6 | 1.3.1-3.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jgroups | 1:3.2.13-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | joda-time-eap6 | 1.6.2-1.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jython-eap6 | 2.5.2-6.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | mod_cluster +1 | 1.2.9-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | mod_cluster-native | 1.2.9-3.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | mod_jk +1 | 1.2.40-2.redhat_1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | mod_rt | 2.4.1-3.GA.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | mod_snmp | 2.4.1-7.GA.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | mod_ssl | 1:2.2.26-35.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | netty | 3.6.9-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | opensaml | 2.5.3-4.redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | openws | 1.4.4-3.redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | picketlink-bindings | 2.5.3-8.SP10_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | picketlink-federation | 2.5.3-9.SP10_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | resteasy | 2.3.8-4.Final_redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | rngom-eap6 | 201103-2.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | scannotation | 1.0.3-6.redhat_4.2.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | slf4j +1 | 1.7.2-13.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | slf4j-jboss-logmanager | 1.0.3-1.GA_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | snakeyaml-eap6 | 1.8-1.redhat_2.2.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | stilts | 0.1.26-13.redhat_4.2.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | sun-codemodel | 2.6-4.redhat_2.2.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | sun-istack-commons | 1:2.6.1-10.redhat_2.2.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | sun-saaj-1.3-impl | 1.3.16-9.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | sun-txw2 | 20110809-7.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | sun-xsom | 20110809-7.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | tomcat-native +1 | 1.1.30-2.redhat_1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | weld-core | 1.1.23-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | woodstox-core-eap6 | 4.2.0-12.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | woodstox-stax2-api-eap6 | 3.1.3-3.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | ws-commons-neethi | 3.0.2-8.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | wsdl4j-eap6 | 1.6.3-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | xml-commons-resolver-eap6 | 1.2-17.redhat_9.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | xmltooling | 1.3.4-6.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | xom | 1.2.7-3.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2014:1020, RHSA-2014:1019 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2014:1020 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.0 update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 5, 2026
- RHSA-2014:1019 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.0 update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 5, 2026
References
- RHSA-2015:0720 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2014:1020 vendor-advisory
- 69094 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2014:1021 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2014:1019 vendor-advisory
- jboss-cve20143472-sec-bypass(95170) vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1103815