CVE-2020-1748
mediumpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.014 · 73 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (14)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- redhat wildfly elytron< 1.6.8.final-redhat-00001nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:wildfly_elytron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Maven org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron< 1.6.8osvUSpkg:maven/org.wildfly.security/wildfly-elytron
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-1912Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2020-08-17csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform ausnutzen, um Code zur Ausführung zu bringen, Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder einen Denial of Service zu verursachen.
- GHSA-qgrq-cx4c-2rmmIncorrect Authorization in WildFly Elytron2022-02-15ghsa · osvUS
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.
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references (21)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-1748cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1807707cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1748cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158891/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-3463-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158916/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-3501-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159046/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-3539-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159083/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-3642-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159208/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-3779-01.htmlcnnvd
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