Improper authorization in wildfly-security-manager in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform

1) Improper Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU23017

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14843

CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization checks in WidlFly security manager, when running under JDK 11 or 8, that successfully authorizes requests for any requesters . A locally deployed application on the server can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform: 7.2.0 - 7.2.3

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2974

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.