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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Karaf — versions As shipped with Jboss Fuse 6.x
- Red Hat Jboss A-Mq — versions 6.0.0
- Red Hat Jboss Fuse — versions 6.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94513 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (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.