Wildfly Elytron integration susceptible to brute force attacks via CLI
Impact
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.
Patches
The default behaviour has been changed in WildFly Core 31.0.3.Final, and 32.0.0.Beta3 - the first version is used by WildFly 39.0.1.Final and the second will be included in WildFly 40.
Workarounds
No direct workaround. Monitoring network traffic / blocking suspicious traffic may help.
References
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23368 https://issues.redhat.com/browse/WFCORE-7192
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Claudia Bartolini (TIM S.p.A), Marco Ventura (TIM S.p.A), and Massimiliano Brolli (TIM S.p.A) for reporting this issue.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.wildfly.core:wildfly-elytron-integration | >= 32.0.0.Beta1, < 32.0.0.Beta3, < 31.0.3.Final | 32.0.0.Beta3, 31.0.3.Final |
References
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly-core/security/advisories/GHSA-qhp6-6p8p-2rqh
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23368
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly-core/pull/6634
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly-core/pull/6635
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly-core/commit/11e873031c522a0b36afb59880ce4dd59efd0bc0
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly-core/commit/a6f9d7534aa44de741337756f8377ad3a81f7695
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-23368
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2337621
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly-core
- https://www.gruppotim.it/it/footer/red-team.html
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-307- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.wildfly.core:wildfly-elytron-integration- Disclosed
- 13.02.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-qhp6-6p8p-2rqh - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.wildfly.core:wildfly-elytron-integration
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