CVE-2021-31917 Auth bypass in Red Hat DataGrid and Infinispan
Attackers can bypass authentication on REST endpoints using DIGEST method, compromising data confidentiality, integrity, and availability in Red Hat DataGrid and Infinispan.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-31917?
CVE-2021-31917 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Red Hat DataGrid and Infinispan, published on 21 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in Red Hat DataGrid 8.x (8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.1.0 and 8.1.1) and Infinispan (10.0.0 through 12.0.0). An attacker could bypass authentication on all REST endpoints when DIGEST is used as the authentication method. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-31917?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Infinispan Infinispan-Server-Rest, Redhat Data Grid.
How do I fix CVE-2021-31917?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-31917 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2021-31917 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-31917 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat DataGrid and Infinispan
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gwqg-r7f7-jjw4.