JON3: privilege escalation via improper authorization
Published Sep 7, 2016
9.9
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.14%
Description
The web console in Red Hat JBoss Operations Network (JON) before 3.3.7 does not properly authorize requests to add users with the super user role, which allows remote authenticated users to gain admin privileges via a crafted POST request.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.3.6
No data.
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.3
security
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1785
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.3 | security | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1785 |
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 2, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.14% (0.02139) | 81.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.14% (0.02139) | 79.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.68% (0.00682) | 69.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.70% (0.01698) | 70.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.68% (0.00682) | 69.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 59.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 58.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 56.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1785.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92722 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5422 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1361933 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5422
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5422
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1785.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92722 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5422 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1361933 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5422 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5422 |
Change history (0)
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