Infinispan up to 8.x REST API improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Infinispan up to 8.x and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component REST API. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-2638. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Infinispan up to 8.x and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component REST API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

It was found that the REST API in Infinispan before version 9.0.0 did not properly enforce auth constraints. An attacker could use this vulnerability to read or modify data in the default cache or a known cache name.

The bug was discovered 11/08/2017. The weakness was published 07/16/2018 with Red Hat as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2638 since 12/01/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 250 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 9.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97964†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Infinispan 9.0.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

12/01/2016 🔍
04/19/2017 +139 days 🔍
11/08/2017 +203 days 🔍
07/16/2018 +249 days 🔍
07/16/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/16/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/09/2023 +1728 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: RHSA-2017:1097
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-2638 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2638
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121495
SecurityFocus: 97964 - infinispan CVE-2017-2638 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2018 19:33
Updated: 04/09/2023 09:54
Changes: 07/16/2018 19:33 (60), 03/05/2020 11:21 (5), 04/09/2023 09:50 (5), 04/09/2023 09:54 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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