// For flags

CVE-2020-1748

Wildfly: Improper authorization issue in WildFlySecurityManager when using alternative protection domain

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A flaw was found in all supported versions before wildfly-elytron-1.6.8.Final-redhat-00001, where the WildFlySecurityManager checks were bypassed when using custom security managers, resulting in an improper authorization. This flaw leads to information exposure by unauthenticated access to secure resources.

Se encontró un fallo en todas las versiones compatibles anteriores a wildfly-elytron-1.6.8.Final-redhat-00001, donde las comprobaciones de la función WildFlySecurityManager son omitidas cuando se usan administradores de seguridad personalizados, resultando en una autorización inapropiada. Este fallo conlleva a una exposición de una información mediante el acceso no autenticado hacia unos recursos seguros

A flaw was found in Wildfly, where the WildFlySecurityManager checks were bypassed when using custom security managers, resulting in an improper authorization. This flaw leads to information exposure by unauthenticated access to secure resources.

Red Hat Decision Manager is an open source decision management platform that combines business rules management, complex event processing, Decision Model & Notation execution, and Business Optimizer for solving planning problems. It automates business decisions and makes that logic available to the entire business. This release of Red Hat Decision Manager 7.9.0 serves as an update to Red Hat Decision Manager 7.8.1, and includes bug fixes and enhancements, which are documented in the Release Notes document linked to in the References. Issues addressed include XML injection, denial of service, improper authorization, man-in-the-middle, server-side request forgery, and remote SQL injection vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-11-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-08-17 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-285: Improper Authorization
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Redhat
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Wildfly Elytron
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< 1.6.8.final-redhat-00001
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Affected
Redhat
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Decision Manager
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7.0
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Affected
Redhat
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Process Automation
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7.0
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Affected