CVE-2020-10714

A flaw was found in WildFly Elytron version 1.11.3.Final and before. When using WildFly Elytron FORM authentication with a session ID in the URL, an attacker could perform a session fixation attack. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Published: 2020-09-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-10714 is rated Moderate Risk (54.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.45%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-10714

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-18 1.44% 1.45% +0.02%
2 2026-06-15 0.37% 1.44% +1.07%
3 2025-03-30 0.37%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-10714

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.6 5.9 [email protected]
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-10714

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2020-10714

GHSA-7fhr-2694-rg79 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Session Fixation in WildFly Elytron

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-10714

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10714

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-10714

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat wildfly_elytron < 1.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:wildfly_elytron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat codeready_studio 12.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_studio:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat descision_manager 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:descision_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_fuse 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat process_automation 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:process_automation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_insight cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-10714

URL Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1825714 Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201223-0002/ Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence