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CVE-2023-4853


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.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 13 products from quarkus, from redhat, from redhat and 10 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2023-09-20T10:15:14.947

Last Modified

2024-11-21T08:36:06.910

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.1 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-148
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-863

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application quarkus quarkus < 2.16.11 Yes
Application quarkus quarkus < 3.2.6 Yes
Application quarkus quarkus < 3.3.3 Yes
Application redhat build_of_optaplanner 8.0 Yes
Application redhat build_of_quarkus < 2.13.8 Yes
Application redhat decision_manager 7.0 Yes
Application redhat integration_camel_k < 1.10.2 Yes
Application redhat integration_camel_quarkus - Yes
Application redhat integration_service_registry - Yes
Application redhat jboss_middleware 1 Yes
Application redhat jboss_middleware_text-only_advisories 1.0 Yes
Application redhat openshift_serverless - Yes
Application redhat openshift_serverless 1.0 Yes
Application redhat process_automation_manager 7.0 Yes
Application redhat openshift_container_platform 4.10 Yes
Application redhat openshift_container_platform 4.11 Yes
Application redhat openshift_container_platform 4.12 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For quarkus's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.