# Jboss enterprise application platform: jboss eap: jbeap: jboss enterprise application platform: unauthorized ejb access via authorization module bypass

CVE record · `CVE-2012-4550`

- **Identifiers:** `CVE-2012-4550`
- **State:** Confirmed
- **Severity:** CVSS 5.3 Medium
- **Critical:** No
- **CNA:** redhat
- **Weakness (CWE):** [CWE-280](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/280.html)
- **Tags:** [CWE-280](https://agentprime.io/advisories/tag/cwe-280.md)
- **Technologies:** [Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-jboss-enterprise-application-platform-6-0.md) · [Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-jboss-enterprise-application-platform-6-for-rhel-5.md) · [Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-jboss-enterprise-application-platform-6-for-rhel-6.md) · [Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-jboss-enterprise-application-platform-7.md) · [Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-jboss-enterprise-application-platform-8.md) · [Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-jboss-enterprise-application-platform-expansion-pack.md)
- **Published:** 5 Jan 2013
- **Updated:** 14 May 2026
- **Reviewed by a person:** No

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: redhat) at 5 Jan 2013, 00:00 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

## Affected products, as the CNA wrote them

- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: unaffected
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:2.7.7-15_redhat_2.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `antlr-eap6`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.8.3-10.redhat_2.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `apache-commons-beanutils`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.2-7.5.redhat_2.ep6.el5.4 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `apache-commons-cli`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.4-14.redhat_2.ep6.el5.1 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `apache-commons-codec-eap6`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:3.2.1-10.redhat_2.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `apache-commons-collections`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:3.2.1-13.redhat_2.ep6.el5.1 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `apache-commons-collections-eap6`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.6-7.2.redhat_2.ep6.el5.5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `apache-commons-configuration`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `1:1.0.10-3.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `apache-commons-daemon-jsvc-eap6`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:2.1-6.redhat_2.ep6.el5.1 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `apache-commons-io-eap6`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:2.6-3.redhat_2.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `apache-commons-lang`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:2.6-5redhat_2.ep6.el5.1 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `apache-commons-lang-eap6`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.5.6-8.redhat_2.ep6.el5.1 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `apache-commons-pool-eap6`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:2.4.9-4.redhat_2.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `apache-cxf`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:2.4.0-11.redhat_2.ep6.el5.4 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `apache-cxf-xjc-utils`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:0.6-7.redhat_2.ep6.el5.5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `apache-mime4j`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1-8.2_redhat_2.ep6.el5.5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `atinject`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:0.7.3-8.redhat_2.ep6.el5.5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `cal10n`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.9.2-6_redhat_2.ep6.el5.5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `codehaus-jackson`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.6.1-14_redhat_3.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `dom4j`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.1.1-16.redhat_2.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `glassfish-jaf`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.4.4-16.redhat_2.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `glassfish-javamail`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:2.2.5-10_redhat_3.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `glassfish-jaxb`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:2.1.13-1_redhat_1.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `glassfish-jsf`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.2_15-9_b01_redhat_2.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `glassfish-jsf12`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.0.13-1.2_redhat_2.ep6.el5.5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `gnu-getopt`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:11.0.2-0.5.redhat_2.ep6.el5.6 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `guava-libraries`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.3.168-2_redhat_1.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `h2database`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:4.0.1-5.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5.3 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `hibernate3-commons-annotations`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:4.1.6-3.5.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `hibernate4`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:4.2.0-7.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5.4 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `hibernate4-validator`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.0.0-4.7.GA_redhat_2.ep6.el5.3 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `hibernate-beanvalidation-api`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.0.1-5.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5.4 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `hibernate-jpa-2.0-api`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:2.2.23-1.Final_redhat_1.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `hornetq`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:2.2.21-1.1.Final.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `hornetq-native`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:5-4_redhat_2.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `httpcomponents`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:2.2.22-14.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `httpd`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.0.1-3.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el5.3 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `httpserver`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:5.1.8-1.Final_redhat_1.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `infinispan`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5.
  - unaffected: `0:1.0.13-1.Final_redhat_1.ep6.el5 to before *` (rpm)
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `ironjacamar`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`

And 414 more products. The full list is on the CVE record: <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4550>

## Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.

## Severity and exploitation

- 5.3 Medium, CVSS 3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`, from CNA (redhat)

- **CISA KEV:** Not listed.
- **EPSS:** 0.021, the 81st percentile, on 8 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

## Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 5 Jan 2013. New records show when each source confirmed them.

## Sources

- [CVE List: CVE-2012-4550](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4550)
- [NVD: CVE-2012-4550](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4550)

### References from the CNA

- <http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1591.html>
- <http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1592.html>
- <http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1594.html>
- <http://secunia.com/advisories/51607>
- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1591> (vendor-advisory, redhat)
- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1592> (vendor-advisory, redhat)
- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1594> (vendor-advisory, redhat)
- <https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4550> (vdb-entry, redhat)

Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description.

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