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CVE-2015-7501: InvokerTransformer code execution during deserialization

November 9, 2017 (updated October 16, 2018)

This package allows code execution when deserializing objects involving a specially constructed chain of classes. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the application using the commons-collections library.

References

  • foxglovesecurity.com/2015/11/06/what-do-weblogic-websphere-jboss-jenkins-opennms-and-your-application-have-in-common-this-vulnerability/

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.0

Fixed versions

  • 4.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.1 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Source file

maven/org.apache.commons/commons-collections4/CVE-2015-7501.yml

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