GHSA-qhp6-6p8p-2rqh
Wildfly Elytron integration susceptible to brute force attacks via CLI
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.wildfly.core:wildfly-elytron-integration | >= 32.0.0.Beta1, < 32.0.0.Beta3 | 32.0.0.Beta3 |
| Maven | org.wildfly.core:wildfly-elytron-integration | < 31.0.3.Final | 31.0.3.Final |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
A flaw was found in Wildfly Elytron integration. The component does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks via CLI.
### Patches
The default behaviour has been changed in WildFly Core 31.0.3.Final, and 32.0.0.Beta3 - the first version is used by WildFly 39.0.1.Final and the second will be included in WildFly 40.
### Workarounds
No direct workaround.
Monitoring network traffic / blocking suspicious traffic may help.
### References
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23368
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/WFCORE-7192
### Acknowledgements
We 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.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly-core/security/advisories/GHSA-qhp6-6p8p-2rqh
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23368
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly-core/pull/6634
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly-core/pull/6635
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly-core/commit/11e873031c522a0b36afb59880ce4dd59efd0bc0
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly-core/commit/a6f9d7534aa44de741337756f8377ad3a81f7695
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-23368
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2337621
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly-core
- https://www.gruppotim.it/it/footer/red-team.html