GHSA-F5CX-H789-J959

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-19 16:19 – Updated: 2025-06-20 14:19
VLAI?
Summary
PowSyBl Core allows deserialization of untrusted SparseMatrix data
Details

Impact

What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?

This is a disclosure for a security vulnerability in the SparseMatrix class. The vulnerability is a deserialization issue that can lead to a wide range of privilege escalations depending on the circumstances. The problematic area is the read method of the SparseMatrix class. This method takes in an InputStream and returns a SparseMatrix object. We consider this to be a method that can be exposed to untrusted input in at least two use cases: - A user can adopt this method in an application where users can submit an InputStream and the application parses it into a SparseMatrix. This can be a multi-tenant application that hosts many different users perhaps with different privilege levels. - A user adopts the method for a local tool but receives the InputStream from external sources.

Am I impacted?

You are vulnerable if you import non-controlled serialized SparseMatrix objects.

Patches

com.powsybl:powsybl-math:6.7.2 and higher

Workarounds

Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?

Do not use SparseMatrix deserialization (SparseMatrix.read(...) methods).

References

powsybl-core v6.7.2

Severity ?
8.1 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Show details on source website
To clipboard 

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 6.7.1"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "com.powsybl:powsybl-math"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "6.3.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.7.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-47771"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-502"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-06-19T16:19:16Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-06-20T00:15:29Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n_What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_\n\nThis is a disclosure for a security vulnerability in the `SparseMatrix` class. The vulnerability is a deserialization issue that\ncan lead to a wide range of privilege escalations depending on the circumstances. The problematic area is the `read` method\nof the `SparseMatrix` class.\nThis method takes in an `InputStream` and returns a `SparseMatrix` object. We consider this to be a method that can be\nexposed to untrusted input in at least two use cases:\n- A user can adopt this method in an application where users can submit an `InputStream` and the application parses it into\na `SparseMatrix`. This can be a multi-tenant application that hosts many different users perhaps with different privilege\nlevels.\n- A user adopts the method for a local tool but receives the `InputStream` from external sources.\n\n#### Am I impacted?\nYou are vulnerable if you import non-controlled serialized `SparseMatrix` objects.\n\n\n### Patches\ncom.powsybl:powsybl-math:6.7.2 and higher\n\n\n### Workarounds\n_Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_\n\nDo not use `SparseMatrix` deserialization (`SparseMatrix.read(...)` methods).\n\n### References\n[powsybl-core v6.7.2](https://github.com/powsybl/powsybl-core/releases/tag/v6.7.2)",
  "id": "GHSA-f5cx-h789-j959",
  "modified": "2025-06-20T14:19:25Z",
  "published": "2025-06-19T16:19:16Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/powsybl/powsybl-core/security/advisories/GHSA-f5cx-h789-j959"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47771"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/powsybl/powsybl-core/commit/8ed16ce41683c4aef5f6aa1dd5ae8642aa5ed2bd"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/powsybl/powsybl-core"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/powsybl/powsybl-core/releases/tag/v6.7.2"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "PowSyBl Core allows deserialization of untrusted SparseMatrix data"
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.