CVE-2011-2196

jboss-seam.jar in the JBoss Seam 2 framework 2.2.x and earlier, as distributed in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 4.3.0.CP05 and 5.1.0; JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (aka JBoss EAP or JBEAP) 4.3.0, 4.3.0.CP09, and 5.1.1; and JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.1.1, does not properly restrict use of Expression Language (EL) statements in FacesMessages during page exception handling, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code via a crafted URL to an application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1484.

Published: 2011-07-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-2196 is rated Moderate Risk (57.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.59%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.38% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2196

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.21% 2.59% +1.38%
2 2025-06-05 1.42% 1.21% -0.21%
3 2025-03-30 1.42%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2196

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2196

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-2196

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2196

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2196

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0:cp09:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 5.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_soa_platform 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_soa_platform:4.3.0:cp05:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_soa_platform 5.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_soa_platform:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_web_platform 5.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework <= 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.0.0:cr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.0.0:cr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.0.0:cr3:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.0.0:ga:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.0.1:cr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.0.1:cr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.0.1:ga:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.0.2:cr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.0.2:cr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.0.2:ga:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.0.2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.0.3:cr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.1.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.1.0:cr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.1.0:ga:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.1.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.1.1:cr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.1.1:cr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.1.1:ga:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.1.2:cr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.1.2:cr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.2.0:cr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.2.0:ga:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.2.1:cr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.2.1:cr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_seam_2_framework 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_seam_2_framework:2.2.1:cr3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2196

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