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CVE-2016-7043

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7043 describes a critical vulnerability in Red Hat KIE Server and Business Central versions prior to 7.21.0.Final, where usernames and passwords are stored in plaintext Java properties. This allows any application on the same server to access these credentials, potentially gaining unauthorized access to other services. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 7.21.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kie-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0153 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.kie.server:kie-server-commonFixed in: 7.21.0.Final
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Decision Manager 7Fixed in: kie-server
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Process Automation 7Fixed in: kie-server
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat BPM Suite 6Fixed in: kie-server
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6Fixed in: kie-server

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-pjw3-c74j-m9fjcritical

Password in config file in KIE server

May 24, 2022
redhatCVE-2016-7043Moderate

kie-server: Plaintext password storage in kie-server and busitess-central

May 14, 2019

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / kiegroup/droolsjbpm-integration/pull/1273
PatchThird Party Advisory