infinispan: auth bypass in REST api
Published Jul 16, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.56%
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.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Infinispan Defaultn/a
- Version Infinispan 9.0.0.FinalStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Infinispan | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < 9.0.0
Configuration 2
- 7.1
No data.
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1097
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6
rest
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1097 |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6 | rest | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01559) | 74.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01559) | 74.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 70.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 69.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 16, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 67.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 7, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00372) | 69.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00477) | 72.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1097.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97964 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2638 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1428564 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2638 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mvxp-3j62-jqr6 Advisory
- https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan/pull/4936
- https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan/pull/4936/commits x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://issues.jboss.org/browse/ISPN-7485 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2638
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2638
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1097.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97964 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2638 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1428564 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2638 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mvxp-3j62-jqr6 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan/pull/4936 | ||
| https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan/pull/4936/commits | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://issues.jboss.org/browse/ISPN-7485 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2638 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2638 |
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