Deserialization in Apache Groovy

CVE-2016-6814

When an application with unsupported Codehaus versions of Groovy from 1.7.0 to 2.4.3, Apache Groovy 2.4.4 to 2.4.7 on classpath uses standard Java serialization mechanisms, e.g. to communicate between servers or to store local data, it was…

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.172 (96.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6814?
CVE-2016-6814 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Groovy, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-6814?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-6814 known to be exploited?
9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.