Privilege escalation in Red Hat Data Grid



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-14838
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 JBoss Data Grid
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU23014

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14838

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to wildfly-core allows unnecessary write permissions for management users with Monitor, Auditor and Deployer roles. A remote authenticated user can modify server runtime state and escalate privileges within the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JBoss Data Grid: 7.3.0 - 7.3.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0728


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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