CVE-2016-7043
It has been reported that KIE server and Busitess Central before version 7.21.0.Final contain username and password as plaintext Java properties.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
It has been reported that KIE server and Busitess Central before version 7.21.0.Final contain username and password as plaintext Java properties. Any app deployed on the same server would have access to these properties, thus granting access to ther services.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.53% probability · 75th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-260, CWE-255
- Affected
- redhat/kie-server
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7043Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kiegroup/droolsjbpm-integration/pull/1273Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7043Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kiegroup/droolsjbpm-integration/pull/1273Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.