# CVE-2023-4061: Wildfly-core: management user rbac permission allows unexpected reading of system-properties to an unauthorized actor

- Also known as: GHSA-26QX-4M49-6CFR
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 22.0.0.Final
- Published: 2023-11-08 · Updated: 2026-09-23

## Affected

- org.wildfly.core/wildfly-controller: version range not reported
- eap7-wildfly: version range not reported
- eap7-wildfly-elytron: version range not reported
- eap7-wildfly: version range not reported
- eap7-wildfly-elytron: version range not reported
- eap7-wildfly: version range not reported
- eap7-wildfly-elytron: version range not reported
- wildfly-core: version range not reported
- org.wildfly.core:wildfly-controller (Maven): fixed in 22.0.0.Final

## Description

A flaw was found in wildfly-core. A management user could use the resolve-expression in the HAL Interface to read possible sensitive information from the Wildfly system. This issue could allow a malicious user to access the system and obtain possible sensitive information from the system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on org.wildfly.core/wildfly-controller, eap7-wildfly, eap7-wildfly-elytron or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (22.0.0.Final) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5484
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5485
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5486
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5488
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4061
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228608

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