Auth bypass in Infinispan

CVE-2020-25711

A flaw was found in infinispan 10 REST API, where authorization permissions are not checked while performing some server management operations. When authz is enabled, any user with authentication can perform operations like shutting down the server without the ADMIN role.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-25711: held from 0.011 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25711?
CVE-2020-25711 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Infinispan, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-12-03.
How severe is CVE-2020-25711?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-25711 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.