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Vulnerability · CVE-2012-3427

A flaw was found in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) and EC2 Amazon Machine Image (AMI).

Published Feb 2, 2014 · catalog updated Oct 30, 2026 · jboss enterprise application platform

Last checked Oct 31, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-3427. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of jboss enterprise application platform is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.34%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe redhat/jboss enterprise application platform

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe redhat/jboss enterprise application platform5.1.2

How to fix CVE-2012-3427

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-3427. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of jboss enterprise application platform is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with redhat/jboss enterprise application platform 5.1.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-264; CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions. EPSS 0.34%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 2, 2014 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 30, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2012-3427

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2012-3427

    30-day exploitation probability 0.34%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2012-3427

    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, specifica

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 31, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 31, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 31, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 31, 2026