Improper authentication in Infinispan

1) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU22829

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2638

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to improper enforcement of authentication constrains in the REST API in Infinispan. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application, bypass authentication process and read data or modify data in the default cache or a known cache name.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Infinispan: 4.0.0 - 8.2.12

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:infinispan:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:infinispan:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:infinispan:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1097.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2638
https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan/pull/4936/commits
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/ISPN-7485

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.