Read the docs
TI-2020-11170 Aliases CVE-2020-14299GHSA-vx2g-h7fh-g3vj

Improper authentication in picketbox

Priority LOW 32CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 11 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

A flaw was found in JBoss EAP, where the authentication configuration is set-up using a legacy SecurityRealm, to delegate to a legacy PicketBox SecurityDomain, and then reloaded to admin-only mode. This flaw allows an attacker to perform a complete authentication bypass by using an arbitrary user and password. The highest threat to vulnerability is to system availability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01377 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 6 fixed, 11 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—picketboxredhat-picketbox 5.0.3.Final-redhat-00007—No fix listedCNA
  • picketbox Vendor— Affected redhat-picketbox 5.0.3.Final-redhat-00007 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.0.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_application_runtimes:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_application_runtimes:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:5361 Released 2020-12-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat build of Thorntail 2.7.2 security and bug fix update
    • Text-Only RHOAR
  • RHSA-2020:4931 Released 2020-11-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.3 security update
    • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.3
  • RHSA-2020:4247 Released 2020-10-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.3 security update
    • EAP 7.3.3
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2020:4246 Released 2020-10-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.3 security update on RHEL 7
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-activemq-artemis-2.9.0-5.redhat_00011.1.el7eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-cli-2.9.0-5.redhat_00011.1.el7eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-commons-2.9.0-5.redhat_00011.1.el7eap +47
  • RHSA-2020:4245 Released 2020-10-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.3 security update on RHEL 8
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for BaseOS-8 eap7-activemq-artemis-2.9.0-5.redhat_00011.1.el8eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-cli-2.9.0-5.redhat_00011.1.el8eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-commons-2.9.0-5.redhat_00011.1.el8eap +47
  • RHSA-2020:4244 Released 2020-10-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.3 security update on RHEL 6
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-activemq-artemis-2.9.0-5.redhat_00011.1.el6eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-cli-2.9.0-5.redhat_00011.1.el6eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-commons-2.9.0-5.redhat_00011.1.el6eap +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
A-MQ Clients 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat BPM Suite 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Fuse 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Application RuntimesAffectedNo fix yet
EAP 7.3.3Fixed RHSA-2020:4247
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for BaseOS-8Fixed RHSA-2020:4245
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2020:4244
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2020:4246
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.3Fixed RHSA-2020:4931
Text-Only RHOARFixed RHSA-2020:5361
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Data Grid 8
  • Red Hat Decision Manager 7
  • Red Hat Process Automation 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-14299
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vx2g-h7fh-g3vj

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
See all 243 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences