CVE-2011-4608

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-4608
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-01-27 15:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionmod_cluster in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1.2 for Red Hat Linux allows worker nodes to register with arbitrary virtual hosts, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and provide malicious content, hijack sessions, and steal credentials by registering from an external vhost that does not enforce security constraints.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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JBoss mod_cluster Lets Remote Workers Bypass Security Restrictions - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
767020 – (CVE-2011-4608) CVE-2011-4608 mod_cluster: malicious worker nodes can register on any vhost af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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