CVE-2012-4529
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.020 · 80 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The org.apache.catalina.connector.Response.encodeURL method in Red Hat JBoss Web 7.1.x and earlier, when the tracking mode is set to COOKIE, sends the jsessionid in the URL of the first response of a session, which allows remote attackers to obtain the session id (1) via a man-in-the-middle attack or (2) by reading a log.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (12)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- redhat jboss community application server≤ 7.1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_community_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat jboss community application server= 5.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_community_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat jboss community application server= 5.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_community_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat jboss community application server= 5.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_community_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat jboss community application server= 6.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_community_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat jboss community application server= 6.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_community_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat jboss community application server= 7.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_community_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat jboss community application server= 7.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_community_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat jboss community application server= 7.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_community_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat jboss community application server= 7.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_community_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat jboss enterprise application platform= 6.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
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references (20)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://ocpsoft.org/support/topic/session-id-is-appended-as-url-path-parameter-in-very-first-request/cnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0833.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0834.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0839.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.htmlcnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53458cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60040cnnvd
- https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBWEB-249cnnvd
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