CVE-2010-1428
CVE-2010-1428 is a security flaw in Red Hat JBoss. Attackers can reach parts of Red Hat JBoss that should be locked to them from anywhere, without logging in. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks on 25 May 2022, and says ransomware gangs have used it.[1]
Red Hat JBoss is business software or equipment. Most families won’t have it, but attackers break into it to get inside companies, and from there to what those companies hold about their customers, patients and staff. Red Hat has published a fix or advice.
Description
CISA calls it an information disclosure in Red Hat JBoss. In its words: “Unauthenticated access to the JBoss Application Server Web Console (/web-console) is blocked by default. However, it was found that this block was incomplete, and only blocked GET and POST HTTP verbs. A remote attacker could use this flaw to gain access to sensitive information.”[1]
The CVE record adds: “The Web Console (aka web-console) in JBossAs in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (aka JBoss EAP or JBEAP) 4.2 before 4.2.0.CP09 and 4.3 before 4.3.0.CP08 performs access control only for the GET and POST methods, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an unspecified request that uses a different method.”[2]
The underlying weakness is permissions and access control (CWE-264), in MITRE’s list of common software weaknesses.
It scores 7.5 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System, which rates it high, scored by NVD using CVSS 3.1.[2]
Affected versions
NVD’s record doesn’t list version ranges for it; Red Hat’s advisory has them[3]. CISA names the product as Red Hat JBoss.
Most families won’t have Red Hat JBoss; it’s for whoever looks after IT at work.
Exploitation
CISA added it to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities on 25 May 2022, 4,410 days after it was made public. CISA lists a flaw only when it has reliable evidence of it being exploited, and gave US federal agencies until 15 Jun 2022 to fix it.[1] CISA says ransomware gangs have used it.
FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System, which estimates how likely a flaw is to be used in attacks in the next 30 days from what it sees across the internet, puts it at 53%. That’s in the top 2% of the flaws it scores.[4]
CISA assesses it as not automatable: each attack takes some work.
CISA doesn’t say who was attacked, or how.
Fix
Red Hat has published a fix or advice.[3] CISA’s required action: “Apply updates per vendor instructions.”[1]
- Check whether you use it.Red Hat JBoss is business software or equipment, so most families won’t have it. If you run a business, or work from home on company equipment, ask whoever looks after your IT.
- Send this page to your IT person.Ask them to confirm it’s fixed, or not in use. CISA gave US government agencies until 15 Jun 2022 to fix it.
- If it can’t be fixed, take it offline.CISA’s advice when there’s no fix is to stop using the product, or take it off the internet, until there is one.
You can’t fix someone else’s server, but you can watch for what follows a break-in like this: a breach notice, a password reset you didn’t ask for, or a scam message that knows things it shouldn’t. HARD watches for those for you and your family.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| The flaw is made public in the National Vulnerability Database, with a severity score of 7.5.[2] | |
| CISA adds it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks, noting that ransomware gangs have used it.[1] | |
| CISA’s deadline for US government agencies to fix it.[1] | |
| FIRST puts the odds of it being used in attacks in the next 30 days at 53%.[4] |
See also
Other Red Hat JBoss flaws
- CVE-2010-0738: authentication bypass ·
Other Red Hat flaws
- CVE-2015-5287, Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool: privilege escalation ·
- CVE-2015-3246, Red Hat Libuser: race condition ·
- CVE-2018-14667, Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework: expression language injection ·
- CVE-2021-3560, Red Hat Polkit: incorrect authorization ·
- CVE-2021-4034, Red Hat Polkit: out-of-bounds read and write ·
Other permissions and access control flaws
- CVE-2013-0643, Adobe Flash Player: incorrect default permissions ·
- CVE-2016-0165, Microsoft Win32k: privilege escalation ·
- CVE-2015-6175, Microsoft Windows: kernel privilege escalation ·
- CVE-2015-1769, Microsoft Windows: mount manager privilege escalation ·
- CVE-2015-0310, Adobe Flash Player: ASLR bypass ·
Added the same day
- CVE-2019-3010, Oracle Solaris: privilege escalation ·
- CVE-2016-7256, Microsoft Windows: open type font remote code execution ·
- CVE-2016-3393, Microsoft Windows: graphics device interface (GDI) remote code execution ·
- CVE-2016-1010, Adobe Flash Player and AIR: integer overflow ·
- CVE-2016-0984, Adobe Flash Player and AIR: use-after-free ·
Every Red Hat flaw on CISA’s list · Everything added in May 2022
References
- ^ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. “Red Hat JBoss Information Disclosure Vulnerability”. Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, added 25 May 2022.
- ^ National Institute of Standards and Technology. “CVE-2010-1428 Detail”. National Vulnerability Database, published 28 Apr 2010.
- ^ Red Hat. Advisories and fixes: rhn.redhat.com.
- ^ FIRST. “Exploit Prediction Scoring System”. EPSS 0.527, percentile 99.0, 31 Oct 2026.
- CVE Program. “CVE-2010-1428”. The official CVE record.
This article is built from CISA’s catalog (version 2026.10.30), NVD’s record and FIRST’s scores, kept in HARD’s database and checked every morning. The plain English is HARD’s.