CVE-2020-10714 Session Fixation in WildFly Elytron

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can hijack user sessions in WildFly Elytron when FORM authentication uses URL-based session IDs, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-10714?

CVE-2020-10714 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Netapp Oncommand Insight, published on 23 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A flaw was found in WildFly Elytron version 1.11.3.Final and before. When using WildFly Elytron FORM authentication with a session ID in the URL, an attacker could perform a session fixation attack. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Weakness: CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10714?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron. It affects 6 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron MavenAll versions1.11.4
org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron MavenAll versions1.11.4

Products include Netapp Oncommand Insight, Redhat Codeready Studio, Redhat Descision Manager, Redhat Jboss Fuse, Redhat Process Automation, Redhat Wildfly Elytron.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10714?

Upgrade org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron to 1.11.4 or later.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2020-10714 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10714 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netapp Oncommand Insight vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7fhr-2694-rg79.

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