Description
A flaw was found in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) and EC2 Amazon Machine Image (AMI). Incorrect permissions (755) for the /var/cache/jboss-ec2-eap/ directory allow a local user to read sensitive files. This vulnerability can lead to information disclosure, specifically exposing Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials.
Published: 2014-02-02
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-3395 EC2 Amazon Machine Image (AMI) in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 5.1.2 uses 755 permissions for /var/cache/jboss-ec2-eap/, which allows local users to read sensitive information such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials by reading files in the directory.
History

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description EC2 Amazon Machine Image (AMI) in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 5.1.2 uses 755 permissions for /var/cache/jboss-ec2-eap/, which allows local users to read sensitive information such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials by reading files in the directory. A flaw was found in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) and EC2 Amazon Machine Image (AMI). Incorrect permissions (755) for the /var/cache/jboss-ec2-eap/ directory allow a local user to read sensitive files. This vulnerability can lead to information disclosure, specifically exposing Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials.
Title AMI: insecure default file permissions for /var/cache/jboss-ec2-eap Jboss-eap: aws-ec2: jboss eap and aws ec2: information disclosure via incorrect directory permissions
First Time appeared Redhat jbosseapxp
Weaknesses CWE-276
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8
cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp
Vendors & Products Redhat jbosseapxp
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Jbosseapxp
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-30T18:03:36.476Z

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-3427

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Status : Modified

Published: 2014-02-02T20:55:04.883

Modified: 2026-10-30T19:17:25.587

Link: CVE-2012-3427

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Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-10-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-3427 - Bugzilla

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