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CVE-2015-7501

Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x; BPM Suite (BPMS) 6.x; BRMS 6.x and 5.x; Data Grid (JDG) 6.x; Data Virtualization (JDV) 6.x and 5.x; Enterprise Application Platform 6.x, 5.x, and 4.3.x; Fuse 6.x; Fuse Service Works (FSW) 6.x; Operations Network (JBoss ON) 3.x; Portal 6.x; SOA Platform (SOA-P) 5.x; Web Server (JWS) 3.x; Red Hat OpenShift/xPAAS 3.x; and Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the Apache Commons Collections (ACC) library.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 15 products from redhat, from redhat, from redhat and 12 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2017-11-09T17:29:00.203

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-502
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application redhat data_grid 6.0.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_a-mq 6.0.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_bpm_suite 6.0.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_data_virtualization 5.0.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_data_virtualization 6.0.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 4.3.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 5.0.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 6.0.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_enterprise_brms_platform 5.0.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_enterprise_brms_platform 6.0.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_enterprise_soa_platform 5.0.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_enterprise_web_server 3.0.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_fuse 6.0.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_fuse_service_works 6.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_operations_network 3.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_portal 6.0.0 Yes
Application redhat openshift 3.0 Yes
Application redhat subscription_asset_manager 1.3.0 Yes
Application redhat xpaas 3.0.0 Yes
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For redhat's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.