CVE-2011-2196

Summary

CVECVE-2011-2196
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-07-27 02:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionjboss-seam.jar in the JBoss Seam 2 framework 2.2.x and earlier, as distributed in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 4.3.0.CP05 and 5.1.0; JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (aka JBoss EAP or JBEAP) 4.3.0, 4.3.0.CP09, and 5.1.1; and JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.1.1, does not properly restrict use of Expression Language (EL) statements in FacesMessages during page exception handling, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code via a crafted URL to an application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1484.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 cp09 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1.1 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Enterprise Soa Platform 4.3.0 cp05 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Enterprise Soa Platform 5.1.0 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Platform 5.1.1 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.0.0 beta1 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.0.0 cr1 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.0.0 cr2 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.0.0 cr3 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.0.0 ga All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.0.1 cr1 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.0.1 cr2 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.0.1 ga All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.0.2 cr1 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.0.2 cr2 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.0.2 ga All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.0.2 sp1 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.0.3 cr1 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.1.0 alpha1 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.1.0 beta1 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.1.0 cr1 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.1.0 ga All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.1.0 sp1 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.1.1 cr1 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.1.1 cr2 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.1.1 ga All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.1.2 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.1.2 cr1 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.1.2 cr2 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.2.0 cr1 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.2.0 ga All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.2.1 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.2.1 cr1 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.2.1 cr2 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework 2.2.1 cr3 All All
Application Redhat Jboss Seam 2 Framework All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
JBoss Seam Expression Language (EL) CVE-2011-2196 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
712283 – (CVE-2011-2196) CVE-2011-2196 JBoss Seam EL interpolation in exception handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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