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TI-2020-01691 Aliases CVE-2020-1748GHSA-qgrq-cx4c-2rmm

Incorrect authorization in Wildfly

Priority LOW 36CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 12 fixed, 9 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

A flaw was found in all supported versions before wildfly-elytron-1.6.8.Final-redhat-00001, where the WildFlySecurityManager checks were bypassed when using custom security managers, resulting in an improper authorization. This flaw leads to information exposure by unauthenticated access to secure resources.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01438 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron (Maven): 1.6.8Red Hat: 13 advisoriesRed Hat: 12 fixed, 9 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Wildflybefore wildfly-elytron-1.6.8.Final-redhat-00001—No fix listedCNA
—org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron (Maven)before 1.6.81.6.8Patch availableGHSA-qgrq-cx4c-2rmm
  • Wildfly Vendor— Affected before wildfly-elytron-1.6.8.Final-redhat-00001 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.6.8 Fixed in 1.6.8 Patch available GHSA-qgrq-cx4c-2rmm

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:wildfly_elytron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.6.8.final-redhat-00001VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:decision_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:process_automation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:wildfly_elytron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.6.8.final-redhat-00001 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:decision_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:process_automation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-qgrq-cx4c-2rmm org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron (Maven) Fixed in 1.6.8 Advisory →

Red Hat 13 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:4961 Released 2020-11-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7.9.0 security update
    • RHPAM 7.9.0
  • RHSA-2020:4960 Released 2020-11-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Decision Manager 7.9.0 security update
    • RHDM 7.9.0
  • RHSA-2020:3779 Released 2020-09-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Data Grid 7.3.7 security update
    • Red Hat Data Grid 7.3.7
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  • RHSA-2020:3642 Released 2020-09-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.9 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • RHSA-2020:3638 Released 2020-09-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.9 on RHEL 7 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-dom4j-2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-elytron-web-1.2.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-glassfish-jsf-2.3.5-13.SP3_redhat_00011.1.el7eap +47
  • RHSA-2020:3639 Released 2020-09-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.9 on RHEL 8 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 8 eap7-dom4j-2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-elytron-web-1.2.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-glassfish-jsf-2.3.5-13.SP3_redhat_00011.1.el8eap +47
  • RHSA-2020:3637 Released 2020-09-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.9 on RHEL 6 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-dom4j-2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-elytron-web-1.2.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-glassfish-jsf-2.3.5-13.SP3_redhat_00011.1.el6eap +47
  • RHSA-2020:3539 Released 2020-09-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat build of Thorntail 2.7.1 security and bug fix update
    • Text-Only RHOAR
  • RHSA-2020:3501 Released 2020-08-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.2 security update
    • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.2
  • RHSA-2020:3463 Released 2020-08-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.2 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for BaseOS-8 eap7-dom4j-2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-elytron-web-1.6.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-glassfish-jsf-2.3.9-11.SP11_redhat_00001.1.el8eap +47
  • RHSA-2020:3462 Released 2020-08-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.2 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-dom4j-2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-elytron-web-1.6.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-glassfish-jsf-2.3.9-11.SP11_redhat_00001.1.el7eap +47
  • RHSA-2020:3461 Released 2020-08-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.2 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-dom4j-2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-elytron-web-1.6.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-glassfish-jsf-2.3.9-11.SP11_redhat_00001.1.el6eap +47
  • RHSA-2020:3464 Released 2020-08-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.2 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Fuse 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous DeliveryAffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Application RuntimesAffectedNo fix yet
RHDM 7.9.0Fixed RHSA-2020:4960
RHPAM 7.9.0Fixed RHSA-2020:4961
Red Hat Data Grid 7.3.7Fixed RHSA-2020:3779
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2020:3637
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2020:3638
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2020:3639
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for BaseOS-8Fixed RHSA-2020:3463
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2020:3461
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2020:3462
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7Fixed RHSA-2020:3464
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.2Fixed RHSA-2020:3501
Text-Only RHOARFixed RHSA-2020:3539

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1748
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qgrq-cx4c-2rmm

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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