CVE-2020-14299

picketbox: JBoss EAP reload to admin-only mode allows authentication bypass

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Se encontró un fallo en JBoss EAP, donde la configuración de autenticación se configura usando un SecurityRealm heredado, para delegarlo en un SecurityDomain PicketBox heredado, y luego se vuelve a cargar al modo de solo administrador. Este fallo permite a un atacante llevar a cabo una omisión de autenticación completa mediante el uso de un usuario y una contraseña arbitrarios. La mayor amenaza a la vulnerabilidad es la disponibilidad del sistema

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 is a platform for Java applications based on the WildFly application runtime. This release of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.3 serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.2 and includes bug fixes and enhancements. See the Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.3 Release Notes for information about the most significant bug fixes and enhancements included in this release. Issues addressed include bypass, denial of service, and man-in-the-middle vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-06-17 CVE Reserved
2020-10-13 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1848533	2020-10-27
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14299	2020-12-16

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform"				< 5.0.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" and version " < 5.0.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openshift Application Runtimes Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Application Runtimes"				-		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Single Sign-on Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Single Sign-on"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Single Sign-on" and version "7.0"		-		Affected