VDB-117787 · CVE-2018-1131 · Bug 1576492

Infinispan up to 9.3.0.Alpha1 XML Data deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Infinispan 8.2.10.Final/9.0.3.Final/9.1.7.Final/9.2.2.Final/9.3.0.Alpha1. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component XML Data Handler. This manipulation causes deserialization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-1131. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Infinispan 8.2.10.Final/9.0.3.Final/9.1.7.Final/9.2.2.Final/9.3.0.Alpha1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component XML Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Infinispan permits improper deserialization of trusted data via XML and JSON transcoders under certain server configurations. A user with authenticated access to the server could send a malicious object to a cache configured to accept certain types of objects, achieving code execution and possible further attacks. Versions 9.0.3.Final, 9.1.7.Final, 8.2.10.Final, 9.2.2.Final, 9.3.0.Alpha1 are believed to be affected.

The bug was discovered 05/09/2018. The weakness was disclosed 05/15/2018 as Bug 1576492 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1131 since 12/04/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104218†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Infinispan

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/04/2017 🔍
05/09/2018 +156 days 🔍
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05/16/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/05/2020 +630 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1576492
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1131 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1131
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117787
SecurityFocus: 104218 - Infinispan CVE-2018-1131 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2018 10:06
Updated: 02/05/2020 17:24
Changes: 05/16/2018 10:06 (60), 02/05/2020 17:24 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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