#VU81930 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Wildfly Core - CVE-2023-4061

Vulnerability identifier: #VU81930

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4061

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Wildfly Core
Server applications / Application servers

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the RBAC implementation. A remote user can use the resolve-expression in the HAL interface to read system properties from the Wildfly system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Wildfly Core: 10.0.0 - 21.1.1

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External links
https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly-core/releases/tag/22.0.0.Final
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228608

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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