The JBoss server must separate hosted application functionality from application server management functionality.

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<VulnDiscussion>The application server consists of the management interface and hosted applications. By separating the management interface from hosted applications, the user must authenticate as a privileged user to the management interface before being presented with management functionality. This prevents non-privileged users from having visibility to functions not available to the user. By limiting visibility, a compromised non-privileged account does not offer information to the attacker or functionality and information needed to further the attack on the application server. JBoss is designed to operate with separate application and management interfaces. The JBoss server is started via a script. To start the JBoss server in domain mode, the admin will execute the <JBOSS_HOME>/bin/domain.sh or domain.bat script. To start the JBoss server in standalone mode, the admin will execute <JBOSS_HOME>/bin/standalone.bat or standalone.sh. Command line flags are used to specify which network address is used for management and which address is used for public/application access.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>