VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-14299

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-10-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in JBoss EAP, where the authentication configuration is set-up using a legacy SecurityRealm, to delegate to a legacy PicketBox SecurityDomain, and then reloaded to admin-only mode. This flaw allows an attacker to perform a complete authentication bypass by using an arbitrary user and password. The highest threat to vulnerability is to system availability.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-287
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-287

Primary references