CVE-2019-14885 Information disclosure in JBoss EAP

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can read confidential security attribute values from JBoss EAP log files after a reload command, exposing sensitive system properties.

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-2019-14885?

CVE-2019-14885 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 23 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 the JBoss EAP Vault system in all versions before 7.2.6.GA. Confidential information of the system property's security attribute value is revealed in the JBoss EAP log file when executing a JBoss CLI 'reload' command. This flaw can lead to the exposure of confidential information.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14885?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (9)
jboss-as-controller Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5All versions0:7.5.22-3.Final_redhat_4.1.ep6.el5
jboss-as-server Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5All versions0:7.5.22-3.Final_redhat_4.1.ep6.el5
jboss-as-weld Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5All versions0:7.5.22-3.Final_redhat_4.1.ep6.el5
jboss-as-controller Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el6All versions0:7.5.22-3.Final_redhat_4.1.ep6.el6
jboss-as-server Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el6All versions0:7.5.22-3.Final_redhat_4.1.ep6.el6
jboss-as-weld Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el6All versions0:7.5.22-3.Final_redhat_4.1.ep6.el6
jboss-as-controller Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el7All versions0:7.5.22-3.Final_redhat_4.1.ep6.el7
jboss-as-server Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el7All versions0:7.5.22-3.Final_redhat_4.1.ep6.el7
jboss-as-weld Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el7All versions0:7.5.22-3.Final_redhat_4.1.ep6.el7

Products include Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Single Sign-On.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14885?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-14885 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14885 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cxpp-v3rm-fq33, RHSA-2020:2169.

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