CVE-2017-12149 [Exploited] | Redhat Jboss Enterprise Applicati…

CVE-2017-12149 is rated Critical Active Threat (97.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 94.31%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2021-12-10) affecting Red Hat / JBoss Application Server. a weakness (CWE-502) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-03-17	95.60%	94.31%	-1.29%
2	2024-12-17	93.81%	95.60%	+1.79%
3	2024-07-25	—	93.81%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-03-17

95.60%

94.31%

-1.29%

2024-12-17

93.81%

95.60%

+1.79%

2024-07-25

—

93.81%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.8	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	5.9	[email protected]
9.8	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	5.9	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
7.5	2.0	HIGH	`AV:N/AC:L/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:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. 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.	10.0	6.4	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

9.8

3.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

5.9

[email protected]

9.8

3.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

5.9

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

7.5

2.0

HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/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:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.

10.0

6.4

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-12149

vendor	priority	summary	link
`redhat`	critical	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12149
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2017-12149 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (jbossas4), 8 status rows across 8 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): DNE 7, needs-triage 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12149

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-12149

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
redhat	jboss_enterprise_application_platform	—	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:-::::text-only:::
redhat	jboss_enterprise_application_platform	5.0.0	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.0:::::::*
redhat	jboss_enterprise_application_platform	5.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.1:::::::*
redhat	jboss_enterprise_application_platform	5.1.0	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.0:::::::*
redhat	jboss_enterprise_application_platform	5.1.1	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.1:::::::*
redhat	jboss_enterprise_application_platform	5.1.2	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.2:::::::*
redhat	jboss_enterprise_application_platform	5.2.0	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.0:::::::*
redhat	jboss_enterprise_application_platform	5.2.1	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.1:::::::*
redhat	jboss_enterprise_application_platform	5.2.2	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.2:::::::*

References for CVE-2017-12149

URL	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100591	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1607	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1608	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1486220	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/gottburgm/Exploits/tree/master/CVE-2017-12149	Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-12149	US Government Resource

URL

CVE-2017-12149

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2017-12149

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-12149

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-12149

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-12149

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-12149

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-12149

References for CVE-2017-12149