# CVE-2023-4503: Eap-galleon: custom provisioning creates unsecured http-invoker

> Improper initialization in Galleon provisioning creates unsecured HTTP invokers, allowing attackers to access remote services on custom EAP servers.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6c6r-r3r9-h62j

## What is CVE-2023-4503?

CVE-2023-4503 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 6 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An improper initialization vulnerability was found in Galleon. When using Galleon to provision custom EAP or EAP-XP servers, the servers are created unsecured. This issue could allow an attacker to access remote HTTP services available from the server.

Weakness: CWE-665 (Improper Initialization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4503?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4503?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-4503 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4503 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform

- [CVE-2017-12149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12149/): Red Hat JBoss Application Server Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-1428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1428/): Red Hat JBoss Information Disclosure (medium 5.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-0738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0738/): Red Hat JBoss Authentication Bypass (low 3.7, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-3690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3690/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-7504](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7504/): Deserialization in JBoss (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4503 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4503 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 6 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4503 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2023-4503/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4503/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4503
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4503
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4503

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