📄 Description (English)
Red Hat JBoss Application Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — The JBoss Application Server, shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform 5.2, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2017-12149 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Red Hat JBoss Application Server (EAP 5.2) that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through crafted serialized Java objects. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.0 and known public exploits are actively available, making it extremely dangerous. The flaw exists in the HTTP Invoker component (specifically the ReadOnlyAccessFilter in the invoker/readonly endpoint) which does not properly restrict deserialization of untrusted data. Organizations still running JBoss EAP 5.x are at immediate risk of full system compromise.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 7, 2026 18:02
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi organizations, particularly in the government sector (ministries and agencies using legacy JBoss-based portals), banking/SAMA-regulated institutions running older Java enterprise applications, telecom operators (STC, Mobily, Zain) with legacy middleware, and energy sector organizations including ARAMCO and its contractors that may use JBoss EAP for internal enterprise applications. Saudi government e-services platforms built on older Java EE stacks are especially vulnerable. Given that JBoss EAP 5.2 is end-of-life, many Saudi organizations may still be running unpatched instances in production environments, particularly in legacy systems that have not been modernized.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Banking
Telecom
Energy
Healthcare
Education
Retail
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Scan all environments for JBoss EAP 5.x instances, particularly checking for exposed /invoker/readonly and /invoker/JMXInvokerServlet endpoints
2. Block external access to JBoss invoker endpoints immediately via WAF/firewall rules
3. Disable or remove the HTTP Invoker service if not required by deleting or restricting access to the invoker web application
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
4. Apply Red Hat security patch RHSA-2017:3244 or upgrade to JBoss EAP 6.x/7.x which are not affected
5. If running EAP 5.2, note it is end-of-life — plan migration to a supported version immediately
COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
6. Implement network segmentation to isolate JBoss servers from internet-facing networks
7. Deploy Java deserialization attack detection signatures on IDS/IPS
8. Monitor for unusual outbound connections from JBoss application servers
DETECTION RULES:
9. Alert on HTTP POST requests to /invoker/readonly or /invoker/JMXInvokerServlet
10. Monitor for Java deserialization payloads (look for 'aced0005' hex pattern in HTTP request bodies)
11. Check for indicators of compromise: unexpected processes spawned by JBoss, web shells, reverse shell connections
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. فحص جميع البيئات بحثاً عن مثيلات JBoss EAP 5.x، خاصة التحقق من نقاط النهاية المكشوفة /invoker/readonly و /invoker/JMXInvokerServlet
2. حظر الوصول الخارجي إلى نقاط نهاية JBoss invoker فوراً عبر قواعد جدار الحماية/WAF
3. تعطيل أو إزالة خدمة HTTP Invoker إذا لم تكن مطلوبة
إرشادات التصحيح:
4. تطبيق تصحيح Red Hat الأمني RHSA-2017:3244 أو الترقية إلى JBoss EAP 6.x/7.x
5. إذا كنت تشغل EAP 5.2، فهو منتهي الدعم — خطط للترحيل إلى إصدار مدعوم فوراً
الضوابط التعويضية:
6. تنفيذ تجزئة الشبكة لعزل خوادم JBoss عن الشبكات المواجهة للإنترنت
7. نشر توقيعات كشف هجمات إلغاء تسلسل Java على أنظمة كشف/منع التسلل
8. مراقبة الاتصالات الصادرة غير العادية من خوادم تطبيقات JBoss
قواعد الكشف:
9. التنبيه على طلبات HTTP POST إلى /invoker/readonly أو /invoker/JMXInvokerServlet
10. مراقبة حمولات إلغاء تسلسل Java (البحث عن نمط 'aced0005' في أجسام طلبات HTTP)
11. التحقق من مؤشرات الاختراق: عمليات غير متوقعة تنشأ من JBoss، أصداف ويب، اتصالات أصداف عكسية
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
2-3-1 (Patch Management)
2-3-4 (Vulnerability Management)
2-5-1 (Network Security)
2-2-1 (Asset Management)
2-6-1 (Application Security)
🔵 SAMA CSF
3.3.3 (Patch Management)
3.3.5 (Vulnerability Management)
3.3.7 (Network Security Management)
3.4.1 (Application Security)
3.3.11 (Security Event Logging and Monitoring)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.8.8 (Management of technical vulnerabilities)
A.8.9 (Configuration management)
A.8.20 (Networks security)
A.8.23 (Web filtering)
A.8.28 (Secure coding)
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
6.3.3 (Patch critical vulnerabilities within one month)
6.2 (Develop software securely)
11.3 (Penetration testing)
1.3 (Network access controls)
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Red Hat:JBoss Application Server