Infinispan: circular reference on marshalling leads to dos
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2023-5236 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2023-12-18 14:15:10 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-11-07 14:17:00 UTC |
| Description | A flaw was found in Infinispan, which does not detect circular object references when unmarshalling. An authenticated attacker with sufficient permissions could insert a maliciously constructed object into the cache and use it to cause out of memory errors and achieve a denial of service. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.011080000 probability, percentile 0.660890000 (date 2026-11-08)
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 4.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Infinispan | Infinispan | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Data Grid | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Jboss Data Grid | - | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| cve-details | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | access.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| December 2023 Infinispan Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.netapp.com | |
| Red Hat | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | access.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| 2240999 – (CVE-2023-5236) CVE-2023-5236 infinispan: circular reference on marshalling leads to DoS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2023-03-23T00:00:00.000Z | Reported to Red Hat. |
| CNA | 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z | Made public. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.