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CVE-2019-10158: A flaw was found in Infinispan through version 9.4.14.Final.

A flaw was found in Infinispan through version 9.4.14.Final. An improper implementation of the session fixation protection in the Spring Session integration can result in incorrect session handling.

MediumCVSS 5.4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2019-10158 is a medium-severity session handling flaw in Infinispan's Spring Session integration through 9.4.14.Final. In affected applications, session fixation protection may be implemented incorrectly, creating a risk that a user's session is mishandled around authentication or session changes.

Executive priority

Treat as a targeted remediation item for web applications that rely on Infinispan-backed Spring sessions. It is not currently evidenced as broadly exploited, but it can affect account trust boundaries and should be handled in normal patch cycles for exposed applications.

Technical view

The issue is classified as CWE-384, session fixation. The CVSS 3.0 vector is 5.4: network-accessible, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, with low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely in applications using Red Hat Infinispan through 9.4.14.Final specifically with Spring Session integration. General Infinispan use without that integration is not established as affected by the provided sources.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. CVSS indicates exploitation requires user interaction. The business risk is session misuse or unauthorized continuity, not remote code execution or service outage.

Researcher notes

The evidence names the vulnerable component and weakness but does not provide detailed exploit conditions, affected CPEs, or a specific fixed release in the bundle. Upstream pull requests are referenced, so researchers should correlate those changes with packaged releases before closing exposure.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory applications using Infinispan Spring Session integration.
  • Check Red Hat and Infinispan guidance for fixed versions or backports.
  • Prioritize internet-facing authentication and account-management flows.
  • Review session regeneration behavior after login and privilege changes.
  • Apply relevant downstream vendor advisories where Infinispan is embedded.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm deployed Infinispan versions are later than 9.4.14.Final or vendor-fixed.
  • Identify whether Spring Session integration is enabled in affected applications.
  • Review authentication tests for session ID rotation after login.
  • Check vendor advisories for product-specific affected package status.
  • Verify no compensating controls depend on vulnerable session behavior.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
6

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.4 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
5Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
5.4CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.5Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

5.4Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2019-10158Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Red Hatinfinispann/aListed
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-384

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Session Fixation

Session Fixation represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.

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