# CVE-2020-25711: Improper Access Control in infinispan-server-runtime

> Authenticated users can perform administrative server management operations, such as shutting down the server, without the required ADMIN role when authorization is enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Dec 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8674-26jc-wh98

## What is CVE-2020-25711?

CVE-2020-25711 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, published on 3 Dec 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in infinispan 10 REST API, where authorization permissions are not checked while performing some server management operations. When authz is enabled, any user with authentication can perform operations like shutting down the server without the ADMIN role.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25711?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.infinispan:infinispan-core. It affects 3 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.infinispan:infinispan-core` | Maven | All versions | 11.0.6.Final |
| `org.infinispan:infinispan-core` | Maven | All versions | 11.0.6.Final |

Products: Infinispan Infinispan, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Redhat Data Grid.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-25711?

Upgrade org.infinispan:infinispan-core to 11.0.6.Final or later.

## Is CVE-2020-25711 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager

- [CVE-2018-1131](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1131/): Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Infinispan (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-15089](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15089/): Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Infinispan (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-10174](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10174/): Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code in Infinispan (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-5384](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5384/): Infinispan: credentials returned from configuration as clear text (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-3628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3628/): Infispan: rest bulk ops don't check permissions (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-25711 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-25711 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, published on 3 Dec 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.infinispan:infinispan-core (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 11.0.6.Final
- org.infinispan:infinispan-core (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 11.0.6.Final

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-2020-25711/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25711/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25711
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25711
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-25711

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25711/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.