SB2021072123 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Communications Instant Messaging Server



SB2021072123 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Communications Instant Messaging Server

Published: July 21, 2021 Updated: September 27, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2021072123
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9484)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data in uploaded files names. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file name to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system but requires that the server is configured to use PersistenceManager with a FileStore and the attacker knows relative file path from storage location.


2) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14195)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data related to org.jsecurity.realm.jndi.JndiRealmFactory (aka org.jsecurity). A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.