CVE-2019-14843: red hat wildfly-security-manager DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-14843 is a high (CVSS 8.8) DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues vulnerability in red hat wildfly-security-manager. EPSS estimates a 1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7Timeline
- 07-01-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was found in Wildfly Security Manager, running under JDK 11 or 8, that authorized requests for any requester. This flaw could be used by a malicious app deployed on the app server to access unauthorized information and possibly conduct further attacks. Versions shipped with Red Hat Jboss EAP 7 and Red Hat SSO 7 are vulnerable to this issue.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.19%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
68%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.19% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-592DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass IssuesThis weakness has been deprecated because it covered redundant concepts already described in CWE-287.
- CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationThe product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat3 products
- jboss_enterprise_application_platform7.2.0
- single_sign-on7.3 | na
- eap7-wildfly-elytron< 0:1.6.4-3.Final_redhat_00002.1.el6eap | < 0:1.6.4-3.Final_redhat_00002.1.el7eap | < 0:1.6.4-3.Final_redhat_00002.1.el8eap
Red hat1 product
- wildfly-security-managerAs shipped with Red Hat Jboss EAP 7 and Red Hat SSO 7
2 vendors · 4 products
References
10 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14843X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
