CVE-2021-3717

A flaw was found in Wildfly. An incorrect JBOSS_LOCAL_USER challenge location when using the elytron configuration may lead to JBOSS_LOCAL_USER access to all users on the machine. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This flaw affects wildfly-core versions prior to 17.0.

Published: 2022-05-24 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-3717 is rated Low Risk (38.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-3717

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 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.30% +0.26%
2 2026-05-02 0.05% 0.04% -0.01%
3 2026-04-04 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-3717

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
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.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-3717

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2021-3717

GHSA-p9xf-3rm3-qh2h · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Wildfly-Core user account mismanagement

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-3717

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3717

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-3717

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform — cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:*
redhat single_sign-on — cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:*
redhat wildfly_core < 17.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:wildfly_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-3717

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