Incorrect authorization in Red Hat wildfly-security-manager
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
A flaw was found in Wildfly Security Manager, running under JDK 11 or 8, that authorized requests for any requester. This flaw could be used by a malicious app deployed on the app server to access unauthorized information and possibly conduct further attacks. Versions shipped with Red Hat Jboss EAP 7 and Red Hat SSO 7 are vulnerable to this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | wildfly-security-manager | As shipped with Red Hat Jboss EAP 7 and Red Hat SSO 7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- wildfly-security-manager VendorRed Hat Affected As shipped with Red Hat Jboss EAP 7 and Red Hat SSO 7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
Remediation
Red Hat 11 advisories
- RHSA-2024:5856 Released 2024-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.7 on RHEL 7 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 EUS for RHEL 7 Server eap7-apache-commons-beanutils-1.9.4-1.redhat_00002.1.ep7.el7, eap7-infinispan-8.2.11-1.SP2_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7, eap7-infinispan-cachestore-jdbc-8.2.11-1.SP2_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 +12
- RHSA-2019:4045 Released 2019-12-02 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.3.5 security update
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3
- RHSA-2019:4042 Released 2019-12-02 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.3.5 security update on RHEL 8
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3 for RHEL 8 rh-sso7-keycloak-4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server-4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8sso
Show 8 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2019:4040 Released 2019-12-02 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.3.5 security update on RHEL 6
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3 for RHEL 6 Server rh-sso7-keycloak-4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server-4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6sso
- RHSA-2019:4041 Released 2019-12-02 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.3.5 security update on RHEL 7
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3 for RHEL 7 Server rh-sso7-keycloak-4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server-4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7sso
- RHSA-2019:4019 Released 2019-11-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.5 on RHEL 7 security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-apache-cxf-3.2.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-apache-cxf-rt-3.2.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-apache-cxf-services-3.2.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap +47
- RHSA-2019:4021 Released 2019-11-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.5 security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2
- RHSA-2019:4020 Released 2019-11-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.5 on RHEL 8 security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 8 eap7-apache-cxf-3.2.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-apache-cxf-rt-3.2.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-apache-cxf-services-3.2.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap +47
- RHSA-2019:4018 Released 2019-11-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.5 on RHEL 6 security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-apache-cxf-3.2.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-apache-cxf-rt-3.2.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-apache-cxf-services-3.2.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el6eap +47
- RHSA-2019:2973 Released 2019-10-07 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2 security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-wildfly-elytron-1.6.4-3.Final_redhat_00002.1.el6eap
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-wildfly-elytron-1.6.4-3.Final_redhat_00002.1.el7eap
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 8 eap7-wildfly-elytron-1.6.4-3.Final_redhat_00002.1.el8eap
- RHSA-2019:2974 Released 2019-10-07 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.4 security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2974 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2973, RHSA-2019:4018 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2973, RHSA-2019:4019 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2973, RHSA-2019:4020 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 EUS for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5856 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4045 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4040 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4041 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4042 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 EUS for RHEL 7 Server
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-14843
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-767r-575r-6x2j
References
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Sources
- CVE-2019-14843 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-14843 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-767r-575r-6x2j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-14843 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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