#VU28967 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Spring Batch - CVE-2020-5411
Published: June 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28967
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2020-5411
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Spring Batch
Spring Batch
Software vendor:
Pivotal
Pivotal
Description
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. 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.
Note: This vulnerability exists when global default typing is enabled.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.