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.
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/ISPN-7485
https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan/pull/4936/commits
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2638
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97964
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1097.html
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2018-07-16
Updated: 2026-06-17
Base Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.00662