Information disclosure in Wildfly Elytron

1) Incorrect authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU64037

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0866

CWE-ID: CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect authorization. The vulnerability can lead to possible disclosure of the wrong caller principal that can be returned from EJBComponent#getCallerPrincipal.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Wildfly Elytron: before 1.15.12

External links

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060929#c0

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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