Seam: RCE via unsafe logging in AuthenticationFilter
Published Jul 7, 2014
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.51%
Description
org.jboss.seam.web.AuthenticationFilter in Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.5.0, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 5.2.0, and JBoss Enterprise Web Platform (JBEWP) 5.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted authentication header, related to Seam logging.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.2.0
- 5.2.0
- 2.5.0
No data.
JBEWP 5 for RHEL 5
jboss-seam2-0:2.2.6.EAP5-12.ep5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0792
JBEWP 5 for RHEL 6
jboss-seam2-0:2.2.6.EAP5-16.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0792
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4
jboss-seam2-0:2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0793
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5
jboss-seam2-0:2.2.6.EAP5-12.ep5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0793
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6
jboss-seam2-0:2.2.6.EAP5-16.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0793
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0794
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1888
Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.5
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0785
Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0791
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
seam
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
seam
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
seam
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
seam
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
seam
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
seam
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3
seam
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Portal 5
seam
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6
seam
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4
seam
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5
seam
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| JBEWP 5 for RHEL 5 | jboss-seam2-0:2.2.6.EAP5-12.ep5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0792 |
| JBEWP 5 for RHEL 6 | jboss-seam2-0:2.2.6.EAP5-16.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0792 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 | jboss-seam2-0:2.2.6.EAP5-10.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0793 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 | jboss-seam2-0:2.2.6.EAP5-12.ep5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0793 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 | jboss-seam2-0:2.2.6.EAP5-16.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0793 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0794 |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1888 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.5 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0785 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0791 |
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | seam | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | seam | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | seam | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | seam | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | seam | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | seam | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 | seam | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 | seam | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 | seam | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 | seam | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | seam | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.51% (0.03514) | 88.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.51% (0.03514) | 87.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.35% (0.02348) | 83.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 22, 2025 | 10.12% (0.10120) | 94.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 8.59% (0.08588) | 93.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2023 | 8.54% (0.08536) | 93.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 8.64% (0.08641) | 93.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.18% (0.09178) | 93.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0785.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0791.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0792.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0793.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0794.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1888.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59346 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59554 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59555 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030457 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0248 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101619 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0248
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0248
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.