Vulnerability identifier: #VU23014

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14838

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Wildfly Core
Server applications / Application servers

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

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

Wildfly Core: 4.0.0 - 10.0.0

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External links
http://github.com/wildfly/wildfly-core/commit/80e18b46f73f9d061d4150c66e6dc2fc1fd0bc41
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3082
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3083
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4018
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4019
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4020
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4021
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14838

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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.