# CVE-2009-3554: Twiddle in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (aka JBoss EAP or JBEAP) 4.2 before 4.2.0.CP08 and 4.3 before 4.3.0.CP07 writes the

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-12-15 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Twiddle in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (aka JBoss EAP or JBEAP) 4.2 before 4.2.0.CP08 and 4.3 before 4.3.0.CP07 writes the JMX password, and other command-line arguments, to the twiddle.log file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37276
- https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBPAPP-2872
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54702
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1637.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37671
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1636.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1649.html
- http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/JBoss_Enterprise_Application_Platform/4.2.0.cp08/html-single/Release_Notes/index.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023316
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=539495
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532111
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1650.html

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