CVE-2025-23368: A flaw was found in Wildfly Elytron integration

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CVE-2025-23368 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.1) affecting wildfly core, data grid, jboss enterprise application platform. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A flaw was found in Wildfly Elytron integration. The component does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks via CLI.

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
On your watchlist

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	8.1 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.9% (top 41%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-307
Published	2025-03-04
Last modified	2026-10-19

Publisher (CNA): Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor: redhat

Last updated 2026-10-19 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-03-04 16:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-10-19 17:16 UTCUpdated Record last modified

redhat wildfly core UPGRADE

Affected: < 31.0.3

Fixed in: 31.0.3

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy wildfly-core || rpm -q wildfly-core || wildfly-core --version

2. UPGRADE to 31.0.3 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade wildfly-core

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade wildfly-core

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

redhat data grid DOWNGRADE

Affected: 8.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 8.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy data-grid || rpm -q data-grid || data-grid --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 8.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison data-grid sudo apt install data-grid=<VERSION_BEFORE_8.0> sudo apt-mark hold data-grid

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list data-grid sudo dnf downgrade data-grid-<VERSION_BEFORE_8.0> sudo dnf versionlock add data-grid

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

redhat jboss enterprise application platform DOWNGRADE

Affected: 7.0.0 · 8.0.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 7.0.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy jboss-enterprise-application-platform || rpm -q jboss-enterprise-application-platform || jboss-enterprise-application-platform --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 7.0.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison jboss-enterprise-application-platform sudo apt install jboss-enterprise-application-platform=<VERSION_BEFORE_7.0.0> sudo apt-mark hold jboss-enterprise-application-platform

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list jboss-enterprise-application-platform sudo dnf downgrade jboss-enterprise-application-platform-<VERSION_BEFORE_7.0.0> sudo dnf versionlock add jboss-enterprise-application-platform

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-23368?

wildfly core: upgrade to 31.0.3; data grid: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation; jboss enterprise application platform: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-23368 being exploited?

CVE-2025-23368 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-23368 affect?

CVE-2025-23368 affects wildfly core, data grid, jboss enterprise application platform. Severity is high (CVSS 8.1). A flaw was found in Wildfly Elytron integration. The component does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks via CLI.

How urgent is CVE-2025-23368?

Priority 58/100. High severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action; On your watchlist

Software pages

JBoss and WildFly vulnerabilities

References

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