Vulnerability · Published May 24, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2021-3717
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in wildfly. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in Wildfly. An incorrect JBOSS_LOCAL_USER challenge location when using the elytron configuration may lead to JBOSS_LOCAL_USER access to all users on the machine. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This flaw affects wildfly-core versions prior to 17.0.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.wildfly.core:wildfly-core-parent | 17.0 | GHSA-p9xf-3rm3-qh2h |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-552
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1991305 x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220804-0002/ x_refsource_CONFIRM