It was found that the 'do' parameter permitted expression language (EL) injection, which could allow a remote attacker to execute Java methods on an affected server.
Find out more about CVE-2015-0279 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue did not affect any version of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 as they did not include the vulnerable version of the RichFaces component. JBoss EAP 5.x includes versions 3.3.1.x of RichFaces; this vulnerability was introduced in version 4.x of RichFaces.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6 | richfaces | Affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 | richfaces | Affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 | wildfly | Affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 5 | widlfly | Affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | wildfly | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 5 | richfaces | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6 | wildfly | Not affected |
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