CVE-2019-14887 Inadequate Encryption Strength and Algorithm Downgrade in Wildfly

High 7.4 Published 16 Mar 2020 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can downgrade TLS connections in Wildfly using OpenSSL, potentially exposing sensitive network data due to ignored protocol configurations.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2019-14887?

CVE-2019-14887 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 16 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A flaw was found when an OpenSSL security provider is used with Wildfly, the 'enabled-protocols' value in the Wildfly configuration isn't honored. An attacker could target the traffic sent from Wildfly and downgrade the connection to a weaker version of TLS, potentially breaking the encryption. This could lead to a leak of the data being passed over the network. Wildfly version 7.2.0.GA, 7.2.3.GA and 7.2.5.CR2 are believed to be vulnerable.

Weakness: CWE-757

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14887?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Redhat Jboss Data Grid, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Jboss Fuse, Redhat Openshift Application Runtimes, Redhat Single Sign-On, Redhat Wildfly.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14887?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2019-14887 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14887 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rvxx-gx2m-h7rc.