CVE-2021-20289: Medium severity redhat resteasy vulnerability

Published Mar 3, 2021
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Updated

A flaw was found in RESTEasy in all versions of RESTEasy up to 4.6.0.Final. The endpoint class and method names are returned as part of the exception response when RESTEasy cannot convert one of the request URI path or query values to the matching JAX-RS resource method's parameter value. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

Other sources

A flaw was found in resteasy. The endpoint class and method names are returned as part of the exception response when Resteasy can not convert one of the request URI path/query/matrix parameters to a value expected by a given class resource/method method parameter.

References:

https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RESTEASY-2843

— Red Hat

Affected Software

51 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-ironjacamar<0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jakarta-el<0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el6ea
0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el6ea
0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jsoup<0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-resteasy<0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wss4j<0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-xml-security<0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-ironjacamar<0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jakarta-el<0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el7ea
0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el7ea
0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jsoup<0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-resteasy<0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wss4j<0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-xml-security<0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-ironjacamar<0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jakarta-el<0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el8ea
0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el8ea
0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jsoup<0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-resteasy<0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wss4j<0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-xml-security<0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-resteasy<0:3.15.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.15.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-resteasy<0:3.15.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.15.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak<0:15.0.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7
0:15.0.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7
redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak<0:15.0.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8
0:15.0.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8
redhat/redhat-sso<7-sso75-openshift-rhel8
7-sso75-openshift-rhel8
redhat/resteasy<3.11.5.
3.11.5.
redhat/resteasy<3.15.2.
3.15.2.
redhat/resteasy<4.5.10.
4.5.10.
redhat/resteasy<4.6.1.
4.6.1.
redhat/resteasy<4.6.2.
4.6.2.
redhat resteasy<=4.6.0
NetApp OnCommand Insight
Quarkus Quarkus<1.13.4
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Console=1.9.0
debian

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-apache-cxf to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  2. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  3. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el6ea
  4. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  5. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el6ea
  6. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
  7. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  8. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  9. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
  10. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  11. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  12. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  13. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
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    Fixed in 0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  15. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el7ea
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    Fixed in 0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  17. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el7ea
  18. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
  19. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  20. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  21. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
  22. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  23. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  24. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  25. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  26. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  27. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el8ea
  28. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  29. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el8ea
  30. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
  31. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  32. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  33. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wildfly to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
  34. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  35. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  36. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  37. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:3.15.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  38. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:3.15.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  39. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:15.0.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el7
  40. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 0:15.0.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el8
  41. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 7-sso75-openshift-rhel8
  42. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 3.11.5.
  43. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/resteasy to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.15.2.
  44. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/resteasy to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.5.10.
  45. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/resteasy to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.6.1.
  46. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/resteasy to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.6.2.

Event History

Mar 3, 2021
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Mar 5, 2021
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·07:59 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 26, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:28 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:28 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Mar 13, 2025
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·02:41 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·02:42 PM
Description

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2021-20289?

CVE-2021-20289 is classified as a high severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2021-20289?

To fix CVE-2021-20289, upgrade to a version of RESTEasy equal to or greater than 4.6.1.

3

Which versions of RESTEasy are affected by CVE-2021-20289?

RESTEasy versions up to and including 4.6.0.Final are affected by CVE-2021-20289.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2021-20289?

CVE-2021-20289 is an information disclosure vulnerability.

5

Is CVE-2021-20289 still a threat if I upgrade my software?

If you upgrade to RESTEasy version 4.6.1 or later, CVE-2021-20289 will not pose a threat.

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