CVE-2023-4061

Wildfly-core: management user rbac permission allows unexpected reading of system-properties to an unauthorized actor

Description

A flaw was found in wildfly-core. A management user could use the resolve-expression in the HAL Interface to read possible sensitive information from the Wildfly system. This issue could allow a malicious user to access the system and obtain possible sensitive information from the system.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Wildfly administrators are recommended to use Vault, especially the Elytron subsystem, to store potential critical information such as DNS, IPs, and credentials.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.20%
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Affected: Red Hat EAP 7.4.13
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5484 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5485 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5486 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5488 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4061 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228608 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-4061?
CVE-2023-4061 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-4061?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2023-4061: Wildfly administrators are recommended to use Vault, especially the Elytron subsystem, to store potential critical information such as DNS, IPs, and credentials.
Is CVE-2023-4061 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-4061 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-4061?
CVE-2023-4061 affects Red Hat EAP 7.4.13, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.
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