Improper Authentication in Infinispan - CVE-2017-2638
Published: November 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22829
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2638
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Infinispan
Infinispan
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to improper enforcement of authentication constrains in the REST API in Infinispan. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application, bypass authentication process and read data or modify data in the default cache or a known cache name.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2638
Install updates from vendor's website.