# CVE-2021-3644: wildfly-core allows user with access to management interface to access vault expression, retrieve item from vault

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-3644-wildfly-core-allows-user-with-access-to-management-interface-to  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-08-27  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-3644 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-08-27

wildfly-core allows user with access to management interface to access vault expression, retrieve item from vault

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-3644 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-3644 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-3644?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 27 August 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=16.0.1.Final.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-3644?** Yes. org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server (Maven): upgrade to 16.0.1.Final or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-3644?** Check whether you run org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server (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.core:wildfly-server (Maven): upgrade to 16.0.1.Final or later

  ```sh
  # set org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server to 16.0.1.Final in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=16.0.1.Final

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-3644
- GHSA-w88m-2936-rmxr

## Related threats

- [WildFly improper RBAC permission](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-23367-wildfly-improper-rbac-permission)
- [Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in WildFly](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-10862-improper-limitation-of-a-pathname-to-a-restricted-directory-in)