Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code in Infinispan
A vulnerability was found in Infinispan such that the invokeAccessibly method from the public class ReflectionUtil allows any application class to invoke private methods in any class with Infinispan's privileges. The attacker can use reflection to introduce new, malicious behavior into the application.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.infinispan:infinispan-core | < 8.2.12.Final, >= 9.0.0.Final, < 9.4.17.Final | 8.2.12.Final, 9.4.17.Final |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10174
- https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan/commit/5dbb05cfaca01a1a66732b82a0f5ba615ccbd214
- https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan/commit/7bdc2822ccf79127a488130239c49a5e944e3ca2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0481
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0727
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10174
- https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0018
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-470- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.infinispan:infinispan-core- Disclosed
- 24.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-h47x-2j37-fw5m - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.infinispan:infinispan-core
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 7
- First → latest
- 01.2020 12.2023
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 4
- Medium 2
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 1
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 5
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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