# CVE-2020-1748: Incorrect Authorization in WildFly Elytron

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-1748-incorrect-authorization-in-wildfly-elytron  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-02-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-1748 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-02-15

Incorrect Authorization in WildFly Elytron

Technologies: [org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-wildfly-security-wildfly-elytron). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-1748 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-1748 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-1748?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 15 February 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-1748?** Yes. org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron (Maven): upgrade to 1.6.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-1748?** Check whether you run org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron (Maven): upgrade to 1.6.8 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron to 1.6.8 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.wildfly.security:wildfly-elytron (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-1748
- GHSA-qgrq-cx4c-2rmm

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