Deserialization in Apache Software Foundation Karaf
CVE-2016-8648
It was found that the Karaf container used by Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.x, and Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x, deserializes objects passed to MBeans via JMX operations. An attacker could use this flaw to execute remote code on the server as the user running the Java Virtual Machine if the target MBean contain deserialization gadgets in its classpath.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
EPSS: 0.020 (79.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Karaf — versions As shipped with Jboss Fuse 6.x
- Redhat Jboss_a-mq — versions 6.0.0
- Redhat Jboss_fuse — versions 6.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8648?
- CVE-2016-8648 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Karaf, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8648?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-8648 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.