CVE-2025-5731
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Infinispan CLI exposes sensitive passwords in error messages when commands fail. Attackers could potentially capture passwords by triggering command errors. This affects systems using Infinispan CLI with Kubernetes secrets.
💻 Affected Systems
- Infinispan CLI
📦 What is this software?
Data Grid by Redhat
Infinispan by Infinispan
Jboss Enterprise Application Platform by Redhat
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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Sensitive credentials exposed in logs or error messages, leading to unauthorized access to protected systems or data.
Likely Case
Password exposure in error logs accessible to administrators or monitoring systems, potentially enabling credential harvesting.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure to authorized personnel only, with proper log access controls preventing credential theft.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires ability to trigger command errors and access to error output
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:10130 for specific patched versions
Vendor Advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10130
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Check current Infinispan version. 2. Apply Red Hat security update via yum update or equivalent. 3. Restart Infinispan services. 4. Verify update applied successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Error Log Access
linuxLimit access to error logs and system outputs where passwords might be exposed
chmod 640 /var/log/infinispan/*
setfacl -m u:admin:r /var/log/infinispan/error.log
Avoid Command Errors
allEnsure proper command validation to prevent triggering error conditions
validate commands before execution
use try-catch blocks in automation scripts
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls on logs and monitoring systems
- Use alternative authentication methods not involving Kubernetes secrets
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if using affected Infinispan CLI version and Kubernetes secrets with Base64 passwordsCheck Version:
infinispan-cli --versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify updated version matches patched version in Red Hat advisory📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Error messages containing password strings
- Unexpected command failures with sensitive data
Network Indicators:
- Unusual access to error logs or monitoring endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="infinispan" AND ("command not found" OR "error") AND ("password" OR "secret")