CVE-2016-5422

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 7, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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