CVE-2019-14843 Missing authorization in wildfly-security-manager
A flaw in Wildfly Security Manager allows malicious apps to bypass authorization checks, accessing unauthorized information and potentially escalating privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-14843?
CVE-2019-14843 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 7 Jan 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in Wildfly Security Manager, running under JDK 11 or 8, that authorized requests for any requester. This flaw could be used by a malicious app deployed on the app server to access unauthorized information and possibly conduct further attacks. Versions shipped with Red Hat Jboss EAP 7 and Red Hat SSO 7 are vulnerable to this issue.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14843?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (3)
eap7-wildfly-elytron Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2::el6 | All versions | 0:1.6.4-3.Final_redhat_00002.1.el6eap |
eap7-wildfly-elytron Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2::el7 | All versions | 0:1.6.4-3.Final_redhat_00002.1.el7eap |
eap7-wildfly-elytron Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2::el8 | All versions | 0:1.6.4-3.Final_redhat_00002.1.el8eap |
Products include Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Single Sign-On.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14843?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2019-14843 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14843 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
- CVE-2017-12149 Red Hat JBoss Application Server Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2010-1428 Red Hat JBoss Information Disclosure
- CVE-2010-0738 Red Hat JBoss Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2016-3690 Deserialization in n/a
- CVE-2017-7504 Deserialization in JBoss
All Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-767r-575r-6x2j, RHSA-2019:2973.