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CVE-2020-17531: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

February 9, 2022

A Java Serialization vulnerability was found in Apache Tapestry Apache Tapestry 4 will attempt to deserialize the “sp” parameter even before invoking the page’s validate method, leading to deserialization without authentication. Apache Tapestry 4 reached end of life and no update to address this issue will be released. Apache Tapestry 5 versions are not vulnerable to this issue. Users of Apache Tapestry 4 should upgrade to the latest Apache Tapestry 5 version.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-c566-2grg-mjwg
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/r700a6aa234dbff0555d4187bdc8274d7e4c0afbf35b9a3457f09ee76%40%3Cusers.tapestry.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/r700a6aa234dbff0555d4187bdc8274d7e4c0afbf35b9a3457f09ee76@%3Cusers.tapestry.apache.org%3E
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17531
  • security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0007/

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Affected versions

All versions before 5.0.1

Fixed versions

  • 5.0.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.0.1 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/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.tapestry/tapestry-project/CVE-2020-17531.yml

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