🛡️ CVE-2017-2638 — infinispan-server-core

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-287 OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

Infinispan Rest API Does Not Enforce Auth Constraints

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.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2017-2638 is classified as CWE-287: Improper Authentication. The identity of the caller is not established correctly, so an attacker can act as another user.

Affected software

CVE-2017-2638 is recorded against 1 package.

  • org.infinispan:infinispan-server-core (fixed in 9.0.0)

Timeline and source

Published on 13 May 2022 and last revised on 16 February 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
bugzilla.redhat.com (Web)
issues.jboss.org (Web)
rhn.redhat.com (Web)
www.securityfocus.com (Web)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE CWE-287
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-13
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2024-02-16
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
org.infinispan:infinispan-server-core — 9.0.0

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