CVE-2020-17531

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-17531
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-12-08 13:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:19:00 UTC
DescriptionA Java Serialization vulnerability was found in Apache Tapestry 4. Apache Tapestry 4 will attempt to deserialize the "sp" parameter even before invoking the page's validate method, leading to deserialization without authentication. Apache Tapestry 4 reached end of life in 2008 and no update to address this issue will be released. Apache Tapestry 5 versions are not vulnerable to this issue. Users of Apache Tapestry 4 should upgrade to the latest Apache Tapestry 5 version.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-502

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Tapestry All All All All
Application Apache Tapestry All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE-2022-46366: Apache Tapestry prior to version 4 (EOL) allows RCE though deserialization of untrusted input MLIST www.openwall.com
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
CVE-2020-17531 Apache Tapestry Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
Pony Mail! MISC lists.apache.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: Apache Tapestry would like to thank Adrian Bravo (@adrianbravon) for reporting this issue.

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