CVE-2025-23368 Org.wildfly.core:wildfly-elytron-integration: wildfly elytron brute force attack via cli
Attackers can bypass brute force protections in WildFly Elytron via CLI, potentially leading to account takeover through repeated authentication attempts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-23368?
CVE-2025-23368 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 4 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in Wildfly Elytron integration. The component does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks via CLI.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23368?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.wildfly.core:wildfly-elytron-integration. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.wildfly.core:wildfly-elytron-integration Maven | All versions | 31.0.3.Final |
org.wildfly.core:wildfly-elytron-integration Maven | All versions | 31.0.3.Final |
org.wildfly.core:wildfly-elytron-integration Maven | From 32.0.0.Beta1 | 32.0.0.Beta3 |
org.wildfly.core:wildfly-elytron-integration Maven | From 32.0.0.Beta1 | 32.0.0.Beta3 |
Products include Redhat Data Grid, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Wildfly Core.
How do I fix CVE-2025-23368?
Upgrade org.wildfly.core:wildfly-elytron-integration to a fixed version for your release line: 31.0.3.Final or 32.0.0.Beta3.
Is CVE-2025-23368 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23368 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
- CVE-2015-7501 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Apache commons collections
- CVE-2019-14838 Wildfly Authorization Misconfiguration
All Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qhp6-6p8p-2rqh.