#VU49152 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Apache Tapestry - CVE-2020-17531
Published: December 8, 2020 / Updated: December 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49152
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-2020-17531
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Tapestry
Apache Tapestry
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
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 passed via the "sp" parameter. 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 updates from vendor's website.