Improper authorization in quarkus-2
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
Quarkus CORS filter allows simple GET and POST requests with invalid Origin to proceed. Simple GET or POST requests made with XMLHttpRequest are the ones which have no event listeners registered on the object returned by the XMLHttpRequest upload property and have no ReadableStream object used in the request.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | quarkus-2 | 2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | io.quarkus:quarkus-vertx-http (Maven) | 2.14.0.CR1 to before 2.14.2.Final | 2.14.2.Final | Patch available | GHSA-9895-g6x5-xwcp |
| — | io.quarkus:quarkus-vertx-http (Maven) | before 2.13.5.Final | 2.13.5.Final | Patch available | GHSA-9895-g6x5-xwcp |
- quarkus-2 Vendor— Affected 2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- io.quarkus:quarkus-vertx-http (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.14.0.CR1 to before 2.14.2.Final Fixed in 2.14.2.Final Patch available GHSA-9895-g6x5-xwcp
- io.quarkus:quarkus-vertx-http (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.13.5.Final Fixed in 2.13.5.Final Patch available GHSA-9895-g6x5-xwcp
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9895-g6x5-xwcp io.quarkus:quarkus-vertx-http (Maven) Fixed in 2.14.2.Final Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9895-g6x5-xwcp io.quarkus:quarkus-vertx-http (Maven) Fixed in 2.13.5.Final Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2022:9023 Released 2022-12-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Quarkus 2.13.5 release and security update
- Red Hat build of Quarkus 2.13.5
- RHSA-2022:8957 Released 2022-12-13 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Quarkus Platform 2.7.6.SP3 and security update
- Red Hat build of Quarkus Platform 2.7.6.SP3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat build of Quarkus 2.13.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:9023 |
| Red Hat build of Quarkus Platform 2.7.6.SP3 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8957 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4147
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9895-g6x5-xwcp
References
More quarkusio Quarkus vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-06097 Unchecked Class Instantiation when providing Plugin Classes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-37281 Authentication/Authorization Bypass via Advanced Path Normalization Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-03763 Injection in quarkus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15666 XML external entity injection in jackson-databind CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-13794 The Alias feature in SnakeYAML before 1.26 allows entity expansion during a load… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-08126 block repositories using http by default CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-4147 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4147 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9895-g6x5-xwcp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-4147 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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