Deserialization of untrusted data in Oracle WebLogic Server - CVE-2018-2628

 

Deserialization of untrusted data in Oracle WebLogic Server - CVE-2018-2628

Published: January 17, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10055
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2628
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
Oracle WebLogic Server

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists in Weblogic server WLS Core Components due to deserialization of untrusted data. A remote attacker can use T3 protocol and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

The vulnerability is been actively exploited in the wild.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-2628

The vendor has issued an incomplete security fix that can be bypassed and allows to exploit the vulnerability.

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