Information disclosure through error messages in Red Hat resteasy-client
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 9 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-209.
Summary
A flaw was found in RESTEasy client in all versions of RESTEasy up to 4.5.6.Final. It may allow client users to obtain the server's potentially sensitive information when the server got WebApplicationException from the RESTEasy client call. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
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 | resteasy-client | through 4.5.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) | 4.0.0 to before 4.5.7.Final | 4.5.7.Final | Patch available | GHSA-hr32-mgpm-qf2f |
| — | org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client-microprofile (Maven) | 4.0.0 to before 4.5.7.Final | 4.5.7.Final | Patch available | GHSA-hr32-mgpm-qf2f |
| — | org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) | before 3.14.0.Final | 3.14.0.Final | Patch available | GHSA-hr32-mgpm-qf2f |
| — | org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client-microprofile (Maven) | before 3.14.0.Final | 3.14.0.Final | Patch available | GHSA-hr32-mgpm-qf2f |
- resteasy-client VendorRed Hat Affected through 4.5.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.5.7.Final Fixed in 4.5.7.Final Patch available GHSA-hr32-mgpm-qf2f
- org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client-microprofile (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.5.7.Final Fixed in 4.5.7.Final Patch available GHSA-hr32-mgpm-qf2f
- org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.14.0.Final Fixed in 3.14.0.Final Patch available GHSA-hr32-mgpm-qf2f
- org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client-microprofile (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.14.0.Final Fixed in 3.14.0.Final Patch available GHSA-hr32-mgpm-qf2f
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-hr32-mgpm-qf2f org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) Fixed in 4.5.7.Final Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-hr32-mgpm-qf2f org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client-microprofile (Maven) Fixed in 4.5.7.Final Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-hr32-mgpm-qf2f org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client (Maven) Fixed in 3.14.0.Final Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-hr32-mgpm-qf2f org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client-microprofile (Maven) Fixed in 3.14.0.Final Advisory →
Red Hat 10 advisories
- RHSA-2021:3140 Released 2021-08-11 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Fuse 7.9.0 release and security update
- Red Hat Fuse 7.9
- RHSA-2021:2858 Released 2021-07-21 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.0 update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform org.jboss.resteasy.resteasy-client-3.15.1.Final-redhat-00001.jar
- RHSA-2021:1313 Released 2021-04-21 · Red Hat rating ModerateSatellite 6.9 Release
- Red Hat Satellite 6.9 ansible-collection-redhat-satellite-2.0.1-1.el7sat, ansible-runner-1.4.6-1.el7ar, ansiblerole-foreman_scap_client-0.1.0-1.el7sat +47
- Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.9 ansible-collection-redhat-satellite-2.0.1-1.el7sat, ansible-runner-1.4.6-1.el7ar, ansiblerole-foreman_scap_client-0.1.0-1.el7sat +47
Show 7 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2021:1004 Released 2021-03-29 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat build of Quarkus 1.11.6 release and security update
- Text-Only RHOAR
- RHSA-2021:0295 Released 2021-02-08 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Thorntail 2.7.3 security and bug fix update
- Text-Only RHOAR
- RHSA-2021:0327 Released 2021-02-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.5 security update
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.5
- RHSA-2021:0248 Released 2021-01-25 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.5 security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for BaseOS-8 eap7-activemq-artemis-2.9.0-7.redhat_00017.1.el8eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-cli-2.9.0-7.redhat_00017.1.el8eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-commons-2.9.0-7.redhat_00017.1.el8eap +47
- RHSA-2021:0247 Released 2021-01-25 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.5 security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-activemq-artemis-2.9.0-7.redhat_00017.1.el7eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-cli-2.9.0-7.redhat_00017.1.el7eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-commons-2.9.0-7.redhat_00017.1.el7eap +47
- RHSA-2021:0246 Released 2021-01-25 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.5 security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-activemq-artemis-2.9.0-7.redhat_00017.1.el6eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-cli-2.9.0-7.redhat_00017.1.el6eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-commons-2.9.0-7.redhat_00017.1.el6eap +47
- RHSA-2021:0250 Released 2021-01-25 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.5 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Integration Service Registry | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous Delivery | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat build of Quarkus | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Fuse 7.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3140 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for BaseOS-8 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:0248 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2021:0246 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2021:0247 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2858 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:0250 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1313 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:0327 |
| Text-Only RHOAR | Fixed | RHSA-2021:0295 |
Not affected: 7 products
- A-MQ Clients 2
- Red Hat Data Grid 8
- Red Hat Decision Manager 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
- Red Hat Process Automation 7
- Red Hat Satellite 6.9
- Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-25633
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hr32-mgpm-qf2f
References
More Red Hat Resteasy vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-07827 Improper input validation in Red Hat RESTEasy CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2016-05434 RESTEasy enables GZIPInterceptor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-02817 RESTEasy 2.3.1 before 2.3.8.SP2 and 3.x before 3.0.9, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-00972 Improper input validation in Red Hat resteasy CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-01642 Improper input validation in Red Hat resteasy CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-11197 Uncontrolled resource consumption in RESTEasy CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-25633 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-25633 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hr32-mgpm-qf2f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-25633 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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