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CVE-2019-14843 json

A flaw was found in Wildfly Security Manager, running under JDK 11 or 8, that authorized requests for any requester.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-5967

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in Wildfly Security Manager, running under JDK 11 or 8, that authorized requests for any requester. This flaw could be used by a malicious app deployed on the app server to access unauthorized information and possibly conduct further attacks. Versions shipped with Red Hat Jboss EAP 7 and Red Hat SSO 7 are vulnerable to this issue.

Patch / fix

  • rh-sso7-keycloak red hat single sign on 7 4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8sso
  • rh-sso7-keycloak-server red hat single sign on 7 4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8sso
  • rh-sso7-keycloak red hat single sign on 7 4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7sso
  • rh-sso7-keycloak-server red hat single sign on 7 4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7sso
  • rh-sso7-keycloak red hat single sign on 7 4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6sso
  • rh-sso7-keycloak-server red hat single sign on 7 4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6sso
  • eap7-yasson jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 1.0.5-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap
  • eap7-wildfly jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 7.2.5-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el8eap

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:5856RHSA-2019:4042RHSA-2019:4041RHSA-2019:4040RHSA-2019:4020RHSA-2019:4019

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-14843 updated cvss 7.5

wildfly-security-manager: security manager authorization bypass

  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2
    fixed: vendor fix “This flaw only affects the Security Manager running under JDK 11 or 8. To mitigate exposure to this flaw, do not run under those JDK versions.” RHSA-2019:2974
  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-yasson 1.0.5-1.redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-wildfly 7.2.5-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el6eap, eap7-apache-cxf 3.2.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-byte-buddy 1.9.11-1.redhat_00002.1.el6eap, eap7-resteasy 3.6.1-7.SP7_redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-undertow 2.0.26-2.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el6eap, +91 more
    fixed: vendor fix “This flaw only affects the Security Manager running under JDK 11 or 8. To mitigate exposure to this flaw, do not run under those JDK versions.” RHSA-2019:4018
  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-yasson 1.0.5-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-wildfly 7.2.5-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el7eap, eap7-apache-cxf 3.2.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-byte-buddy 1.9.11-1.redhat_00002.1.el7eap, eap7-resteasy 3.6.1-7.SP7_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-undertow 2.0.26-2.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, +93 more Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 8 eap7-yasson 1.0.5-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-wildfly 7.2.5-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el8eap, eap7-apache-cxf 3.2.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-byte-buddy 1.9.11-1.redhat_00002.1.el8eap, eap7-resteasy 3.6.1-7.SP7_redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-undertow 2.0.26-2.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el8eap, +91 more
    fixed: vendor fix “This flaw only affects the Security Manager running under JDK 11 or 8. To mitigate exposure to this flaw, do not run under those JDK versions.” RHSA-2019:2973
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 EUS for RHEL 7 Server eap7-wildfly 7.1.7-2.GA_redhat_00002.1.ep7.el7, eap7-wildfly-modules 7.1.7-2.GA_redhat_00002.1.ep7.el7
    fixed: vendor fix “This flaw only affects the Security Manager running under JDK 11 or 8. To mitigate exposure to this flaw, do not run under those JDK versions.” RHSA-2024:5856
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3
    fixed: vendor fix “This flaw only affects the Security Manager running under JDK 11 or 8. To mitigate exposure to this flaw, do not run under those JDK versions.” RHSA-2019:4045
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3 for RHEL 6 Server rh-sso7-keycloak 4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server 4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6sso
    fixed: vendor fix “This flaw only affects the Security Manager running under JDK 11 or 8. To mitigate exposure to this flaw, do not run under those JDK versions.” RHSA-2019:4040
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3 for RHEL 7 Server rh-sso7-keycloak 4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server 4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7sso
    fixed: vendor fix “This flaw only affects the Security Manager running under JDK 11 or 8. To mitigate exposure to this flaw, do not run under those JDK versions.” RHSA-2019:4041
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3 for RHEL 8 rh-sso7-keycloak 4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server 4.8.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8sso
    fixed: vendor fix “This flaw only affects the Security Manager running under JDK 11 or 8. To mitigate exposure to this flaw, do not run under those JDK versions.” RHSA-2019:4042
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  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 EUS for RHEL 7 Server eap7-netty 4.1.45-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7, eap7-infinispan 8.2.11-1.SP2_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7, eap7-undertow 1.4.18-12.SP12_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7, eap7-netty-all 4.1.45-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7, eap7-jackson-databind 2.8.11.5-1.redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7, eap7-infinispan-core 8.2.11-1.SP2_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7, +7 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Red Hat wildfly-security-manager

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-592 DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues
  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References

Sources

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