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high 7.5

CVE-2020-10714 json

Session Fixation in WildFly Elytron

published 2020-09-23 6 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-7fhr-2694-rg79 , EUVD-2022-0888

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in WildFly Elytron version 1.11.3.Final and before. When using WildFly Elytron FORM authentication with a session ID in the URL, an attacker could perform a session fixation attack. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron 1.11.4
  • redhat wildfly_elytron 1.11.3
  • eap7-dom4j jboss enterprise application platform 7.3, jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap
  • eap7-wildfly jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 7.2.9-4.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8eap
  • eap7-resteasy jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 3.6.1-10.SP9_redhat_00001.1.el8eap
  • eap7-undertow jboss enterprise application platform 7.3, jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 2.0.30-4.SP4_redhat_00001.1.el8eap
  • eap7-weld-ejb jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 3.0.6-4.Final_redhat_00004.1.el8eap
  • eap7-weld-jta jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 3.0.6-4.Final_redhat_00004.1.el8eap
  • eap7-weld-web jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 3.0.6-4.Final_redhat_00004.1.el8eap
  • eap7-hibernate jboss enterprise application platform 7.3, jboss enterprise application platform 7.2 5.3.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:3639RHSA-2020:3638RHSA-2020:3637RHSA-2020:3463RHSA-2020:3462RHSA-2020:3461

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-10714 updated cvss 7.5

wildfly-elytron: session fixation when using FORM authentication

  • Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes wildfly-elytron
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat EAP-CD 20 Tech Preview
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3585
  • Red Hat Data Grid 7.3.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3779
  • Red Hat Fuse 7.9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:3140
  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-dom4j 2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-wildfly 7.2.9-4.GA_redhat_00003.1.el6eap, eap7-resteasy 3.6.1-10.SP9_redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-undertow 2.0.30-4.SP4_redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-weld-ejb 3.0.6-4.Final_redhat_00004.1.el6eap, eap7-weld-jta 3.0.6-4.Final_redhat_00004.1.el6eap, +83 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3637
  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-dom4j 2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-wildfly 7.2.9-4.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7eap, eap7-resteasy 3.6.1-10.SP9_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-undertow 2.0.30-4.SP4_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-weld-ejb 3.0.6-4.Final_redhat_00004.1.el7eap, eap7-weld-jta 3.0.6-4.Final_redhat_00004.1.el7eap, +85 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3638
  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 8 eap7-dom4j 2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-wildfly 7.2.9-4.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8eap, eap7-resteasy 3.6.1-10.SP9_redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-undertow 2.0.30-4.SP4_redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-weld-ejb 3.0.6-4.Final_redhat_00004.1.el8eap, eap7-weld-jta 3.0.6-4.Final_redhat_00004.1.el8eap, +83 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3639
  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for BaseOS-8 eap7-dom4j 2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-wildfly 7.3.2-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el8eap, eap7-netty 4.1.48-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-jackson-core 2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-undertow 2.0.30-4.SP4_redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-hibernate 5.3.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap, +75 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3463
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  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-dom4j 2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-wildfly 7.3.2-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el6eap, eap7-netty 4.1.48-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-jackson-core 2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-undertow 2.0.30-4.SP4_redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-hibernate 5.3.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6eap, +75 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3461
  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.3 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-dom4j 2.1.3-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-wildfly 7.3.2-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el7eap, eap7-netty 4.1.48-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-jackson-core 2.10.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-undertow 2.0.30-4.SP4_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-hibernate 5.3.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, +77 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3462
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3464
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3501
  • Red Hat RHDM 7.9.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4960
  • Red Hat RHPAM 7.9.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4961
  • Red Hat Text-Only RHOAR
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3539
  • Red Hat Data Grid 8 wildfly-elytron
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron
<1.11.4
1.11.4

Affected products

  • n/a wildfly-elytron

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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