Medium

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in RESTEasy client

  • Disclosed: 03.06.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:21

A flaw was found in RESTEasy client in all versions of RESTEasy up to 4.5.6.Final. It may allow client users to obtain the server's potentially sensitive information when the server got WebApplicationException from the RESTEasy client call. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client >= 4.0.0, < 4.5.7.Final, < 3.14.0.Final 4.5.7.Final, 3.14.0.Final
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client-microprofile >= 4.0.0, < 4.5.7.Final, < 3.14.0.Final 4.5.7.Final, 3.14.0.Final

References

CVSS score 5.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-209
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client, org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client-microprofile
Disclosed
03.06.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 11:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-hr32-mgpm-qf2f - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client-microprofile

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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