CVE-2025-23367 — wildfly-server
MEDIUMCVE-2025-23367 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-284 vulnerability in org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server. A fix is available for org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server: wildfly improper rbac permission
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-23367.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
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Real-World Exposure
org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server☕org.wildfly.core:wildfly-serverReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
A flaw was found in the Wildfly Server Role Based Access Control (RBAC) provider. When authorization to control management operations is secured using the Role Based Access Control provider, a user without the required privileges can suspend or resume the server. A user with a Monitor or Auditor role is supposed to have only read access permissions and should not be able to suspend the server. The vulnerability is caused by the Suspend and Resume handlers not performing authorization checks to validate whether the current user has the required permissions to proceed with the action.
Impact
Standalone server (Domain mode is not affected) with use access control enabled with RBAC provider can be suspended or resumed by unauthorized users. When a server is suspended, the server will stop receiving user requests. The resume handle does the opposite; it will cause a suspended server to start accepting user requests.
Patches
Fixed in WildFly Core 27.0.1.Final
Workarounds
No workaround available
References
See also: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/WFCORE-7153
Acknowledgements
The WildFly project would like to thank Claudia Bartolini (TIM S.p.A), Marco Ventura (TIM S.p.A), and Massimiliano Brolli (TIM S.p.A) for reporting this issue. https://www.gruppotim.it/it/footer/red-team.html
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server | all versions | 27.0.1.Finalorg.wildfly.core:wildfly-server:27.0.1.Final |
| ☕Maven | org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server | ≥ 28.0.0.Beta1&&< 28.0.0.Beta2 | 28.0.0.Beta2org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server:28.0.0.Beta2 |
Affected Products
jboss enterprise application platformredhatwildflyredhatDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server to 27.0.1.Final or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-23367 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
Red Hat has evaluated this issue and the attacker must be authenticated as a user that belongs to the "Monitor" or "Auditor" management groups. It requires previous privileges to jeopardize an environment.
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.Source: Red Hat security advisory for CVE-2025-23367 (CC BY 4.0)
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform | org.wildfly.core/wildfly-server:15.0.45.Final-redhat-00001 | RHSA-2025:3467 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.22 | org.wildfly.core/wildfly-server:15.0.42.Final-redhat-00001 | RHSA-2025:4552 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8 | eap7-netty-0:4.1.119-1.Final_redhat_00004.1.el8eap | RHSA-2025:3465 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | wildfly-server | RHSA-2025:3992 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0 for RHEL 8 | eap8-apache-commons-io-0:2.16.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap | RHSA-2025:3989 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0 for RHEL 9 | eap8-apache-commons-io-0:2.16.1-1.redhat_00001.1.el9eap | RHSA-2025:3990 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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