Auth bypass in Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
CVE-2020-14299
A flaw was found in JBoss EAP, where the authentication configuration is set-up using a legacy SecurityRealm, to delegate to a legacy PicketBox SecurityDomain, and then reloaded to admin-only mode. This flaw allows an attacker to perform a complete authentication bypass by using an arbitrary user and password. The highest threat to vulnerability is to system availability.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (72.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
- Red Hat Openshift Application Runtimes
- Red Hat Single Sign-On — versions 7.0
- Picketbox — versions redhat-picketbox 5.0.3.Final-redhat-00007
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-14299?
- CVE-2020-14299 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-14299?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.