Vulnerability in Beanshell

CVE-2016-2510

BeanShell (bsh) before 2.0b6, when included on the classpath by an application that uses Java serialization or XStream, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data, related to XThis.Handler.

EPSS: 0.704 (99.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • RHSA-2016:2035 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • 84139 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • RHSA-2016:1135 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • RHSA-2016:0540 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • RHSA-2016:1376 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • openSUSE-SU-2016:0788 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • RHSA-2016:0539 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • DSA-3504 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • 1035440 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • openSUSE-SU-2016:0833 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2510?
CVE-2016-2510 is a high-severity vulnerability in Beanshell, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-2510?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-2510 known to be exploited?
8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.