CVE-2016-2141
CriticalSummary
It was found that JGroups did not require necessary headers for encrypt and auth protocols from new nodes joining the cluster. This allowed an attacker to bypass security restrictions and send and receive messages within the cluster.
Risk Assessment
The organization may be exposed to information disclosure, message spoofing, and other potential attacks, which could lead to serious security breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to enforce the requirement for new nodes to send the appropriate headers and to review and update the security configuration of the JGroups cluster.
Original NVD description (English source)
It was found that JGroups did not require necessary headers for encrypt and auth protocols from new nodes joining the cluster. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass security restrictions, and use this vulnerability to send and receive messages within the cluster, leading to information disclosure, message spoofing, or further possible attacks.