Wildfly Elytron CLI Brute Force Vulnerability
CVE-2025-23368 Published on March 4, 2025

Org.wildfly.core:wildfly-elytron-integration: wildfly elytron brute force attack via cli
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.

Github Repository NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-23368 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Timeline

Reported to Red Hat.

Made public. 48 days later.

Weakness Type

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

The software does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within in a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks.


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Vulnerable Packages

The following package name and versions may be associated with CVE-2025-23368

Package Manager Vulnerable Package Versions 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

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.08%
Percentile
22.99%

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