Vulnerability in Redhat.com Wildfly-Elytron
CVE-2022-3143
wildfly-elytron: possible timing attacks via use of unsafe comparator. A flaw was found in Wildfly-elytron. Wildfly-elytron uses java.util.Arrays.equals in several places, which is unsafe and vulnerable to timing attacks. To compare values securely, use java.security.MessageDigest.isEqual instead. This flaw allows an attacker to access secure information or impersonate an authed user.
EPSS: 0.006 (46.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Redhat.com Wildfly-elytron — versions 1.15.15
- Redhat Jboss_enterprise_application_platform — versions 7.0.0
- Redhat Wildfly_elytron — versions 1.15.15
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-3143?
- CVE-2022-3143 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat.com Wildfly-Elytron, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-01-13.
- How severe is CVE-2022-3143?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-3143 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.