Deserialization in Apache Geode

CVE-2022-37023

Apache Geode versions prior to 1.15.0 are vulnerable to a deserialization of untrusted data flaw when using REST API on Java 8 or Java 11. Any user wishing to protect against deserialization attacks involving REST APIs should upgrade to Apache Geode 1.15 and follow the documentation for details on enabling "validate-serializable-objects=true" and specifying any user classes that may be serialized/deserialized with "serializable-object-filter". Enabling "validate-serializable-objects" may impact performance.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (78.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-37023: held from 0.017 to 0.018.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.018 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-37023?
CVE-2022-37023 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Geode, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2022-37023?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.