Clojure up to 1.8.x deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Clojure up to 1.8.x. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to deserialization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-20189. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Clojure up to 1.8.x. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

In Clojure before 1.9.0, classes can be used to construct a serialized object that executes arbitrary code upon deserialization. This is relevant if a server deserializes untrusted objects.

The weakness was released 01/22/2024. The advisory is available at hackmd.io. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-20189 since 01/22/2024. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 1.9.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Clojure 1.9.0
Patch: github.com

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01/22/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 271674c9b484d798484d134a5ac40a6df15d3ac3
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-20189 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-20189
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-251686

Entryinfo

Created: 01/22/2024 07:03
Updated: 05/31/2025 03:52
Changes: 01/22/2024 07:03 (37), 02/16/2024 08:07 (2), 02/16/2024 08:09 (12), 05/31/2025 03:52 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:E18:103

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