CVE-2023-4061 Wildfly-core: management user rbac permission allows unexpected reading of system-properties to an unauthorized actor

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A management user can exploit the HAL Interface to read sensitive system properties, leading to information disclosure in JBoss EAP.

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-2023-4061?

CVE-2023-4061 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 8 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A flaw was found in wildfly-core. A management user could use the resolve-expression in the HAL Interface to read possible sensitive information from the Wildfly system. This issue could allow a malicious user to access the system and obtain possible sensitive information from the system.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4061?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.wildfly.core:wildfly-controller MavenAll versions22.0.0.Final
org.wildfly.core:wildfly-controller MavenAll versions22.0.0.Final

Products include Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Wildfly Core.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4061?

Upgrade org.wildfly.core:wildfly-controller to 22.0.0.Final or later.

Is CVE-2023-4061 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4061 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-26qx-4m49-6cfr.

Is CVE-2023-4061 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free