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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-2638

It was found that the REST API in Infinispan before version 9.0.0 did not properly enforce auth constraints. An attacker could use this vulnerability to read or modify data in the default cache or a known cache name.

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1 Nov 2026, 08:50 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-2638

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Jul 2018, 13:29 UTC

It was found that the REST API in Infinispan before version 9.0.0 did not properly enforce auth constraints. An attacker could use this vulnerability to read or modify data in the default cache or a known cache name.

osv:CVE-2017-2638
Complete source record
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