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CVE-2018-1131 (GCVE-0-2018-1131)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-15 13:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:16
VLAI
Summary
Infinispan permits improper deserialization of trusted data via XML and JSON transcoders under certain server configurations. A user with authenticated access to the server could send a malicious object to a cache configured to accept certain types of objects, achieving code execution and possible further attacks. Versions 9.0.3.Final, 9.1.7.Final, 8.2.10.Final, 9.2.2.Final, 9.3.0.Alpha1 are believed to be affected.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1576492 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104218 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1833 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3892 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Red Hat, Inc. infinispan Affected: 9.0.3.Final
Affected: 9.1.7.Final
Affected: 8.2.10.Final
Affected: 9.2.2.Final
Affected: 9.3.0.Alpha1
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Date Public
2018-05-14 00:00
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