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CVE-2010-2493

The default configuration of the deployment descriptor (aka web.xml) in picketlink-sts.war in (1) the security_saml quickstart, (2) the webservice_proxy_security quickstart, (3) the web-console application, (4) the http-invoker application, (5) the gpd-deployer application, (6) the jbpm-console application, (7) the contract application, and (8) the uddi-console application in JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform before 5.0.2 contains GET and POST http-method elements, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted HTTP request.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-2493 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from redhat organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-08-10T12:23:06.053

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-16

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	redhat	jboss_enterprise_soa_platform	≤ 5.0.1	Yes
Application	redhat	jboss_enterprise_soa_platform	4.2.0	Yes
Application	redhat	jboss_enterprise_soa_platform	4.2.0	Yes
Application	redhat	jboss_enterprise_soa_platform	4.2.0	Yes
Application	redhat	jboss_enterprise_soa_platform	4.2.0	Yes
Application	redhat	jboss_enterprise_soa_platform	4.2.0	Yes
Application	redhat	jboss_enterprise_soa_platform	4.2.0	Yes
Application	redhat	jboss_enterprise_soa_platform	4.2.0	Yes
Application	redhat	jboss_enterprise_soa_platform	4.3.0	Yes
Application	redhat	jboss_enterprise_soa_platform	4.3.0	Yes
Application	redhat	jboss_enterprise_soa_platform	4.3.0	Yes
Application	redhat	jboss_enterprise_soa_platform	4.3.0	Yes
Application	redhat	jboss_enterprise_soa_platform	4.3.0	Yes
Application	redhat	jboss_enterprise_soa_platform	5.0.0	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/40681 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/JBoss_SOA_Platform/5.0.2/html/5.0.2_Release_Notes/index.html ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=614774 ([email protected])
https://jira.jboss.org/browse/SOA-2105 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/40681 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/JBoss_SOA_Platform/5.0.2/html/5.0.2_Release_Notes/index.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=614774 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://jira.jboss.org/browse/SOA-2105 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

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