Assessment
Why it matters
CISA lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited; exploitation is confirmed; EPSS is 83.4%; technical severity is CVSS 8.8.
JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for Red Hat Linux, does not properly sanitize inputs for JBoss Expression Language (EL) expressions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when the Java Security Manager is not properly configured.
Who should care
- Teams operating Oncommand Balance, Oncommand Insight, Oncommand Unified Manager +2 more
- Vulnerability and exposure management teams
- Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity
Response plan
What I would do
- Confirm whether Oncommand Balance, Oncommand Insight, Oncommand Unified Manager +2 more is present in the environment.
- Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
- Red Hat Security advisory RHSA 2010 0564
- Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
- Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.
Treatment intelligence
Remediation intelligence
Vendor sources are listed before government and third-party guidance. Confirm product applicability and change prerequisites before deployment.
Advisory
Technical details
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-20
- Affected versions
- Netapp Oncommand Balance (Version -); Netapp Oncommand Insight (Version -); Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager (Version -); Red Hat JBoss Seam 2; Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform (Version 4.3.0)
- Fixed versions
- No explicit fixed version is currently recorded.
- Published
- 5 August 2010
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
Signal timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Latest EPSS score: 83.4%
- Signal calculated at 82