Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Red Hat Business-central
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in business-central, as shipped in rhdm-7.5.1 and rhpam-7.5.1, where encoded passwords are stored in errai_security_context. The encoding used for storing the passwords is Base64, not an encryption algorithm, and any recovery of these passwords could lead to user passwords being exposed.
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 | Business-central | versions of Business-central as shipped in rhdm-7.5.1 and rhpam-7.5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Business-central VendorRed Hat Affected versions of Business-central as shipped in rhdm-7.5.1 and rhpam-7.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2020:0133 Released 2020-01-16 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Decision Manager 7.6.0 Security Update
- Red Hat Decision Manager 7
- RHSA-2020:0132 Released 2020-01-16 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Process Automation Manager 7.6.0 Security Update
- Red Hat Process Automation 7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Decision Manager 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:0133 |
| Red Hat Process Automation 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:0132 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-14886
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5prq-gjqm-96r8
References
More Red Hat Decision Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-11045 Insufficiently protected credentials in Business-central CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-11096 Information disclosure in Red Hat jackson-databind CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-13721 FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.8 might allow attackers to have unspecified… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-13720 FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.8 might allow attackers to have unspecified… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-13719 FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.8 might allow attackers to have unspecified… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-14886 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-14886 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5prq-gjqm-96r8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-14886 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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