# CVE-2018-10682: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can bypass authentication on the WildFly admin console if anonymous access is enabled, allowing remote code execution via malicious deployment.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 May 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5frm-69j4-hgp7

## What is CVE-2018-10682?

CVE-2018-10682 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in WildFly 10.1.2.Final. It is possible for an attacker to access the administration panel on TCP port 9990 without any authentication using "anonymous" access that is automatically created. Once logged in, a misconfiguration present by default (auto-deployment) permits an anonymous user to deploy a malicious .war file, leading to remote code execution. NOTE: the vendor indicates that anonymous access is not available in the default installation; however, it remains optional because there are several use cases for it, including development environments and network architectures that have a proxy server for access control to the WildFly server

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10682?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wildfly Wildfly.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-10682?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10682 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-10682 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-10682 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-10682 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-10682 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-10682 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10682/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10682/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10682
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10682
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-10682

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