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TI-2017-08986 Aliases CVE-2017-12196GHSA-cp7v-vmv7-6x2q

Improper authentication in undertow

Priority LOW 30CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

undertow before versions 1.4.18.SP1, 2.0.2.Final, 1.4.24.Final was found vulnerable when using Digest authentication, the server does not ensure that the value of URI in the Authorization header matches the URI in HTTP request line. This allows the attacker to cause a MITM attack and access the desired content on the server.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02011 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven): 2.0.2.FInal, 1.4.24.FinalRed Hat: 9 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
unspecifiedundertowundertow 1.4.18.SP1; undertow 2.0.2.Final; undertow 1.4.24.Final—No fix listedCNA
—io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven)2.0.0.Alpha1 to before 2.0.2.FInal2.0.2.FInalPatch availableGHSA-cp7v-vmv7-6x2q
—io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven)before 1.4.24.Final1.4.24.FinalPatch availableGHSA-cp7v-vmv7-6x2q
  • undertow Vendorunspecified Affected undertow 1.4.18.SP1; undertow 2.0.2.Final; undertow 1.4.24.Final Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0.Alpha1 to before 2.0.2.FInal Fixed in 2.0.2.FInal Patch available GHSA-cp7v-vmv7-6x2q
  • io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.4.24.Final Fixed in 1.4.24.Final Patch available GHSA-cp7v-vmv7-6x2q

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.4.18VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:1.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.24VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_fuse:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.18 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:1.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.24 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_fuse:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-cp7v-vmv7-6x2q io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.0.2.FInal Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-cp7v-vmv7-6x2q io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven) Fixed in 1.4.24.Final Advisory →

Red Hat 9 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:2562 Released 2020-06-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    EAP Continuous Delivery Technical Preview Release 13 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous Delivery
  • RHSA-2020:2561 Released 2020-06-15 · Red Hat rating Critical
    EAP Continuous Delivery Technical Preview Release 12 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous Delivery
  • RHSA-2018:3768 Released 2018-12-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Fuse 7.2 security update
    • Red Hat Fuse 7.2
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  • RHSA-2018:2405 Released 2018-08-14 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat FIS 2.0 on Fuse 6.3.0 R7 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Fuse Intergration Services 2.0 based on Fuse 6.3 R7
  • RHSA-2018:1525 Released 2018-05-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    rhvm-appliance security and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 7 rhvm-appliance-2:4.2-20180504.0.el7
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts rhvm-appliance-2:4.2-20180504.0.el7
  • RHSA-2018:0481 Released 2018-03-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    jboss-ec2-eap package for EAP 7.1.1
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-jboss-ec2-eap-7.1.1-3.1.GA_redhat_3.ep7.el6, eap7-jboss-ec2-eap-samples-7.1.1-3.1.GA_redhat_3.ep7.el6
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-jboss-ec2-eap-7.1.1-3.1.GA_redhat_3.ep7.el7, eap7-jboss-ec2-eap-samples-7.1.1-3.1.GA_redhat_3.ep7.el7
  • RHSA-2018:0479 Released 2018-03-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.1 on RHEL 6
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-activemq-artemis-1.5.5.009-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, eap7-activemq-artemis-cli-1.5.5.009-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, eap7-activemq-artemis-commons-1.5.5.009-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 +47
  • RHSA-2018:0480 Released 2018-03-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.1 for RHEL 7
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-activemq-artemis-1.5.5.009-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el7, eap7-activemq-artemis-cli-1.5.5.009-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el7, eap7-activemq-artemis-commons-1.5.5.009-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el7 +47
  • RHSA-2018:0478 Released 2018-03-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.1 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Fuse 7.2Fixed RHSA-2018:3768
Red Hat Fuse Intergration Services 2.0 based on Fuse 6.3 R7Fixed RHSA-2018:2405
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.1Fixed RHSA-2018:0478
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2018:0479, RHSA-2018:0481
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2018:0480, RHSA-2018:0481
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous DeliveryFixed RHSA-2020:2562
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2018:1525
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 HostsFixed RHSA-2018:1525
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12196
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cp7v-vmv7-6x2q
  3. 2026-11-06 Fix available: Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.1 · Red Hat

References

Advisory 9

Other 3

  • TI-2017-08941 Deserialization of untrusted data in Red Hat jbossas KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-01790 JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-09342 Unrestricted file upload in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-01383 The Web Console (aka web-console) in JBossAs in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-09354 XML external entity injection in Apache Solr before 7.1 with Apache Lucene before 7.1 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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