CVE-2019-10174
HIGHCVE-2019-10174 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) CWE-470 vulnerability in org.infinispan:infinispan-core. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2019-10174 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code in Infinispan
Blast Radius
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Description
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.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.infinispan:infinispan-core | all versions | 8.2.12.Final |
| ☕Maven | org.infinispan:infinispan-core | ≥ 9.0.0.Final&&< 9.4.17.Final | 9.4.17.Final |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.infinispan:infinispan-core. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.infinispan:infinispan-core to 8.2.12.Final or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2019-10174 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2019-10174 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2019-10174. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2019-10174 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2019-10174 across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.