Is CVE-2017-12149 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-12149 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-12149?

CVE-2017-12149 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-12149?

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Fix CVE-2017-12149 - CRITICAL

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-12149?

9 products: redhat jboss enterprise application platform, redhat jboss enterprise application platform, redhat jboss enterprise application platform, redhat jboss enterprise application platform, redhat jboss enterprise application platform, and 4 more.

Description

In Jboss Application Server as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform 5.2, it was found that the doFilter method in the ReadOnlyAccessFilter of the HTTP Invoker does not restrict classes for which it performs deserialization and thus allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-502 · Insecure Deserialization CWE-502 · Insecure Deserialization CWE-502 · Insecure Deserialization

Metadata

Primary Vendor: REDHAT
Published: 10/4/2017
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD