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Red Hat JBoss EAP: Information Exposure Through Discrepancy (CVE-2022-3143)

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Red Hat JBoss EAP: Information Exposure Through Discrepancy (CVE-2022-3143)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/13/2023
Created
03/17/2023
Added
03/17/2023
Modified
03/07/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • red-hat-jboss-eap-upgrade-7_4_9

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