vulnerability
Red Hat JBoss EAP: CVE-2020-14299: Improper Authentication
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Oct 13, 2020 | Sep 19, 2024 | Jul 2, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 13, 2020
Added
Sep 19, 2024
Modified
Jul 2, 2025
Description
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.. 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.
Solution
red-hat-jboss-eap-upgrade-latest
References
- CWE-287
- CVE-2020-14299
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-14299
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14299
- URL-https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1848533
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4244
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4245
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4246
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4247
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