CVE-2017-2638: infinispan
CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-mvxp-3j62-jqr6
Published 16-07-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-2638 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in infinispan. EPSS estimates a 1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (CVE.org)EPSS score
1.56%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 16-07-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Medium 6.4Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.56%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
75%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.56% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.56%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionThe product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationWhen an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
Affected systems
[unknown]1 product
- infinispanInfinispan 9.0.0.Final
Infinispan1 product
- infinispan< 9.0.0
Org.infinispan1 product
- infinispan-server-core< 9.0.0
Redhat1 product
4 vendors · 4 products
References
7 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2638X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
