Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2021 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2021-3642

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in wildfly-elytron. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 41.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in Wildfly Elytron in versions prior to 1.10.14.Final, prior to 1.15.5.Final and prior to 1.16.1.Final where ScramServer may be susceptible to Timing Attack if enabled. The highest threat of this vulnerability is confidentiality.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenorg.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron1.10.14GHSA-5499-qjvh-6j7w
Mavenorg.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron1.15.5GHSA-5499-qjvh-6j7w
Mavenorg.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron1.16.1GHSA-5499-qjvh-6j7w

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a wildfly-elytron Wildfly Elytron 1.10.14.Final, Wildfly Elytron 1.15.5.Final, Wildfly Elytron 1.16.1.Final

Weakness: CWE-203

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