CVE-2020-14299
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.014 · 72 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- redhat jboss enterprise application platform< 5.0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat openshift application runtimesall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_application_runtimes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-0019Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2020-10-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter oder anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in der Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder die Integrität des Dienstes zu gefährden.
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4246Patchcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-14299cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1848533cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14299cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159541/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-4246-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159899/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-4931-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160554/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-5361-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/PicketBox-privilege-escalation-via-Admin-only-Mode-Reload-33553cnnvd
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