Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Business Central in Red Hat Decision Manager 7 and Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7 may allow browsers to autocomplete sensitive fields such as passwords. That can expose credentials through browser storage or autofill behavior, especially on shared, unmanaged, or compromised endpoints.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted credential-exposure risk for affected Red Hat business automation platforms. Prioritize remediation where Business Central is internet-accessible, used by privileged staff, or accessed from shared or unmanaged endpoints.
Technical view
CVE-2019-14840 is a CWE-522 credential-protection issue in Business Central as shipped with RHDM 7 and RHPAM 7. The cited description says sensitive HTML form fields, including password fields, have autocomplete enabled, creating a confidentiality risk. CVSS 3.1 score is 7.5 with confidentiality impact high.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to deployments using Business Central from RHDM 7 or RHPAM 7. Risk is most relevant where users access the interface from shared devices, poorly managed browsers, or endpoints where saved form data could be retrieved.
Exploitation context
The provided bundle does not identify CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The issue is credential exposure through browser form behavior, not remote code execution. Evidence for exploitation in the wild is incomplete in the supplied sources.
Researcher notes
The source bundle names Business Central as shipped in RHDM 7 and RHPAM 7, CWE-522, and CVSS 7.5. It does not provide detailed exploit evidence, affected build ranges, or a named fixed version, so validation should rely on Red Hat guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Review Red Hat CVE guidance and related errata for supported RHDM/RHPAM remediation.
- Upgrade or patch affected Business Central deployments when Red Hat provides a fixed release.
- Restrict Business Central access to managed browsers and trusted endpoints.
- Use MFA and least privilege for accounts accessing Business Central.
- Rotate credentials if shared-browser autocomplete exposure is suspected.
Validation and detection
- Inventory RHDM 7 and RHPAM 7 deployments using Business Central.
- Confirm whether sensitive Business Central fields allow browser autocomplete.
- Check Red Hat advisory status for CVE-2019-14840 against installed versions.
- Verify post-remediation that sensitive fields no longer permit unsafe autocomplete.
Public sources used
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CWE-522: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1748185CVE reference
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14840CVE reference
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