Vulnerability · Published Sep 21, 2021 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2021-31917

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity improper authentication in Red Hat DataGrid and Infinispan. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 28.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in Red Hat DataGrid 8.x (8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.1.0 and 8.1.1) and Infinispan (10.0.0 through 12.0.0). An attacker could bypass authentication on all REST endpoints when DIGEST is used as the authentication method. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Red Hat DataGrid and Infinispan Red Hat DataGrid 8.x (8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.1.0 and 8.1.1) and Infinispan (10.0.0 through 12.0.0)

Weakness: CWE-287

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