CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: it was discovered that eap packages in certain versions of red hat enterprise linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files. the file is writable to jboss group (root:jboss, 664). on systems using classic /etc/init.d init scripts (i.e. on red hat enterprise linux 6 and earlier), the file is sourced by the jboss init script and its content executed with root privileges when jboss service is started, stopped, or restarted.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2018-07-31
Last Modified Date: 2019-04-22