How severe is CVE-2018-10683?

CVE-2018-10683 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2018-10683 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (77th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2018-10683?

CVE-2018-10683 affects Redhat Wildfly. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10683?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2018-10683 published?

CVE-2018-10683 was published on 2018-05-09 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2018-10683

CVE-2018-10683 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Redhat Wildfly with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-287.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
CVSS v2: 7.5
EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (77th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-287
Affected product: Redhat Wildfly
Published: 2018-05-09
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

An issue was discovered in WildFly 10.1.2.Final. In the case of a default installation without a security realm reference, an attacker can successfully access the server without authentication. NOTE: the Security Realms documentation in the product's Admin Guide indicates that "without a security realm reference" implies "effectively unsecured." The vendor explicitly supports these unsecured configurations because they have valid use cases during development

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10683?: An issue was discovered in WildFly 10.1.2.Final. In the case of a default installation without a security realm reference, an attacker can successfully access the server without authentication. NOTE: the Security Realms documentation in the product's Admin Guide indicates that "without a security realm reference" implies "effectively unsecured." The vendor explicitly supports these unsecured configurations because they have valid use cases during development
How severe is CVE-2018-10683?: CVE-2018-10683 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2018-10683 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (77th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2018-10683?: CVE-2018-10683 affects Redhat Wildfly. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10683?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2018-10683 published?: CVE-2018-10683 was published on 2018-05-09 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://github.com/kmkz/exploit/blob/master/CVE-2018-10682-CVE-2018-10683.txt

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:wildfly:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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