Thread Security Identity Flaw in Wildfly Software by Red Hat
CVE-2019-3894

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Red Hat
Status
Wildfly
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 May 2019

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in the ElytronManagedThread of Wildfly’s Elytron subsystem, affecting versions 11 through 16. This flaw allows threads to retain a SecurityIdentity beyond their intended lifecycle, particularly if the keep-alive time is not met. As a result, a shared thread may execute actions using an incorrect security identity, potentially leading to unauthorized access and execution of sensitive operations.

Affected Version(s)

wildfly affects from 11 to 16

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3894
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1107
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1108
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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