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FuseApplication · Redhat

CVE-2019-10174

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-11-25
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 8.2.12 / 9.4.17 or later.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability was found in Infinispan such that the invokeAccessibly method from the public class ReflectionUtil allows any application class to invoke private methods in any class with Infinispan's privileges. The attacker can use reflection to introduce new, malicious behavior into the application.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Infinispan's ReflectionUtil class contains an invokeAccessibly method that allows any application class to bypass Java's access control mechanisms and invoke private methods in any class with Infinispan's privileges. This reflection-based authorization bypass enables attackers to call privileged methods and inject malicious behavior into the application.

MitigationUpgrade to a patched version of Infinispan that properly restricts the invokeAccessibly method; apply vendor-supplied patches or updates as they become available.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
FuseApplication
Affected:= 1.0
Jboss Data GridApplication
Affected:all versions
Jboss Enterprise Application PlatformApplication
Affected:all versions= 7.2
Openshift Application RuntimesApplication
Affected:all versions
Single Sign OnApplication
Affected:all versions
Active Iq Unified ManagerApplication
Affected:all versions
InfinispanApplication
Affected:< 8.2.12>= 9.0.0, < 9.4.17

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify if Infinispan or affected Red Hat products are in use
    Check for presence of Infinispan libraries (infinispan-core*.jar, infinispan-*.jar) in the application classpath or deployed modules. For Red Hat products, check installed product directories for JBoss Data Grid, JBoss EAP, Fuse, Openshift Application Runtimes, or Single Sign On installations.
    Affected if Infinispan libraries or any affected Red Hat product is deployed in the environment
  2. Determine the installed Infinispan version
    Locate the infinispan-core or infinispan JAR file in the classpath or module directory and check its version metadata (MANIFEST.MF or filename). For Red Hat products, check the version of the bundled Infinispan module in the product's lib or modules directory.
    Affected if The Infinispan version is < 8.2.12, OR >= 9.0.0 AND < 9.4.17, OR the product is any version of Red Hat JBoss Data Grid, JBoss EAP, Fuse 1.0, Openshift Application Runtimes, or Single Sign On
  3. Check if the ReflectionUtil class is accessible
    Search for the ReflectionUtil class in the deployed Infinispan JAR files. Verify it contains the invokeAccessibly method by inspecting the compiled class or source if available.
    Affected if The ReflectionUtil class with invokeAccessibly method exists in the deployed Infinispan libraries
  4. Verify the vulnerability is exploitable
    Determine if the application exposes deserialization endpoints, allows user-controlled data to reach Infinispan's reflection mechanisms, or uses Infinispan's remote query/features that could invoke the vulnerable method. Check configuration files (infinispan.xml, standalone.xml) for exposed remoting or Hot Rod endpoints.
    Affected if The application has exposed network endpoints or data paths that could allow an attacker to trigger the invokeAccessibly method with malicious input

The environment is affected if Infinispan or any affected Red Hat product is deployed with a version in the vulnerable ranges and the application has attack surface that could reach the ReflectionUtil.invokeAccessibly method.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 8.2.12 / 9.4.17 or later
Fixed in 8.2.129.4.17
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to a patched version of Infinispan that properly restricts the invokeAccessibly method; apply vendor-supplied patches or updates as they become available.

Fix this in Fuse Scoped from the published advisory
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