Red Hat Data Grid update for XStream

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU68720

Risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: 9.3 [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:A/U:Red]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39144

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in xStream. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JBoss Data Grid: 7.3.0 - 7.3.9

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jboss_data_grid:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jboss_data_grid:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jboss_data_grid:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1303

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.