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TI-2019-02898 Aliases CVE-2019-3888GHSA-jwgx-9mmh-684w

Sensitive information in log files in Red Hat undertow

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-532Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-532.

Summary

A vulnerability was found in Undertow web server before 2.0.21. An information exposure of plain text credentials through log files because Connectors.executeRootHandler:402 logs the HttpServerExchange object at ERROR level using UndertowLogger.REQUEST_LOGGER.undertowRequestFailed(t, exchange)

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03028 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven): 2.0.21Red Hat: 9 advisoriesRed Hat: 10 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
Red Hatundertow2.0.21—No fix listedCNA
—io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven)before 2.0.212.0.21Patch availableGHSA-jwgx-9mmh-684w
  • undertow VendorRed Hat Affected 2.0.21 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.21 Fixed in 2.0.21 Patch available GHSA-jwgx-9mmh-684w

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.0.21VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_application_runtimes:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.21 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_application_runtimes:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-jwgx-9mmh-684w io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.0.21 Advisory →

Red Hat 9 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:0983 Released 2020-03-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Fuse 7.6.0 security update
    • Red Hat Fuse 7.6.0
  • RHSA-2020:0727 Released 2020-03-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Data Grid 7.3.3 security update
    • Red Hat Data Grid 7.3.3
  • RHSA-2019:2998 Released 2019-10-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes Thorntail 2.5.0 security & bug fix update
    • Text-Only RHOAR
Show 6 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2019:2439 Released 2019-08-12 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rhvm-appliance security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 7 rhvm-appliance-2:4.3-20190722.0.el7
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts rhvm-appliance-2:4.3-20190722.0.el7
  • RHSA-2019:1456 Released 2019-06-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3.2 security update
    • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3.2 zip
  • RHSA-2019:1424 Released 2019-06-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.2 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2
  • RHSA-2019:1420 Released 2019-06-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.2 on RHEL 7 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-apache-commons-codec-1.11.0-2.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-apache-cxf-3.2.7-2.redhat_00002.1.el7eap, eap7-apache-cxf-rt-3.2.7-2.redhat_00002.1.el7eap +47
  • RHSA-2019:1421 Released 2019-06-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.2 on RHEL 8 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 8 eap7-apache-commons-codec-1.11.0-2.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-apache-cxf-3.2.7-2.redhat_00002.1.el8eap, eap7-apache-cxf-rt-3.2.7-2.redhat_00002.1.el8eap +47
  • RHSA-2019:1419 Released 2019-06-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.2 on RHEL 6 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-apache-commons-codec-1.11.0-2.redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-apache-cxf-3.2.7-2.redhat_00002.1.el6eap, eap7-apache-cxf-rt-3.2.7-2.redhat_00002.1.el6eap +47

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: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Application RuntimesAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Data Grid 7.3.3Fixed RHSA-2020:0727
Red Hat Fuse 7.6.0Fixed RHSA-2020:0983
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2Fixed RHSA-2019:1424
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2019:1419
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2019:1420
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2019:1421
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3.2 zipFixed RHSA-2019:1456
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2019:2439
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 HostsFixed RHSA-2019:2439
Text-Only RHOARFixed RHSA-2019:2998
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
  • Red Hat Process Automation 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3888
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jwgx-9mmh-684w

References

Advisory 6

Other 1

  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-02983 Deserialization of untrusted data in JMSAppender in Apache Log4j 1.2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-11096 Information disclosure in Red Hat jackson-databind CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01156 Improper input validation in gzip, xz-utils CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-07532 Sensitive information in log files in Red Hat undertow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-07479 Session fixation in Red Hat infinispan CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
See all 24 →

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