Is CVE-2020-14299 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-14299 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-14299?

CVE-2020-14299 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-14299?

CVE-2020-14299 has an EPSS score of 1.36% (68th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14299?

Upgrade jboss enterprise application platform to 5.0.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-14299

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

jboss enterprise application platformNVD

Affected:< 5.0.3Fixed in:5.0.3CVE-2020-14299derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

68thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 68% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

bugzilla.redhat.com

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CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-35078	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-7921	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-7593	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-40684	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.