Desereliazation of untrusted data in Apache Commons FileUpload - CVE-2016-1000031
Published: May 1, 2018 / Updated: July 19, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12312
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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1000031
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Commons FileUpload
Apache Commons FileUpload
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in DiskFileItem class of the FileUpload library due to deserialization of untrusted data. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in DiskFileItem class of the FileUpload library due to deserialization of untrusted data. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1000031
Install update from vendor's website.