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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
Impact

CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, high complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 1.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

A flaw was found in Quarkus where HTTP security policies are not sanitizing certain character permutations correctly when accepting requests, resulting in incorrect evaluation of permissions. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affected Packages

maven io.quarkus:quarkus-csrf-reactive fix: 2.16.11.Final, 3.2.6.Final, 3.3.3
maven io.quarkus:quarkus-keycloak-authorization fix: 2.16.11.Final, 3.2.6.Final, 3.3.3
maven io.quarkus:quarkus-undertow fix: 2.16.11.Final, 3.2.6.Final, 3.3.3
maven io.quarkus:quarkus-vertx-http fix: 2.16.11.Final, 3.2.6.Final, 3.3.3

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 4 packages in maven

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-148. A flaw was found in Quarkus where HTTP security policies are not sanitizing certain character permutations correctly when accepting requests, resulting in incorrect evaluation of permissions. This issue could allow an attacker to bypass the security policy altogether, resulting in unauthorized endpoint access and possibly a denial of service. Affected products include: Quarkus, Redhat Build Of Optaplanner, Redhat Build Of Quarkus, Redhat Decision Manager, Redhat Integration Camel K.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 8.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

A flaw was found in Quarkus where HTTP security policies are not sanitizing certain character permutations correctly when accepting requests, resulting in incorrect evaluation of permissions. This issue could allow an attacker to bypass the security policy altogether, resulting in unauthorized endpoint access and possibly a denial of service.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 35% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 1.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

61
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +40
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_optaplanner:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_quarkus:*:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:decision_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:integration_camel_k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:integration_camel_quarkus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:integration_service_registry:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_middleware:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_middleware_text-only_advisories:1.0:*:*:*:*:middleware:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_serverless:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_serverless:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:process_automation_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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