Description
mod_cluster 1.0.10 before 1.0.10 CP03 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4, as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1.2, when "ROOT" is set to excludedContexts, exposes the root context of the server, which allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions and gain access to applications deployed on the root context via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
References
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1010.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1011.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1012.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1052.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1053.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1166.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49636
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=802200
https://community.jboss.org/message/624018
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/MODCLUSTER-253
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