Deserialization in Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.23
CVE-2025-2251
A security flaw exists in WildFly and JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) within the Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) remote invocation mechanism. This vulnerability stems from untrusted data deserialization handled by JBoss Marshalling. This flaw allows an attacker to send a specially crafted serialized object, leading to remote code execution without requiring authentication.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
EPSS: 0.009 (56.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.23
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:2.16.0-21.redhat_00055.1.el8eap, 0:3.5.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, 1:1.0.2-5.redhat_00004.1.el8eap
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:2.16.0-21.redhat_00055.1.el9eap, 0:3.5.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el9eap, 1:1.0.2-5.redhat_00004.1.el9eap
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 On Rhel 7 — versions 0:2.16.0-21.redhat_00055.1.el7eap, 0:3.5.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, 1:1.0.2-5.redhat_00004.1.el7eap
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0.8
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:2.33.0-3.redhat_00017.1.el8eap, 0:1.11.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, 0:4.0.6-2.redhat_00001.1.el8eap
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:2.33.0-3.redhat_00017.1.el9eap, 0:1.11.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el9eap, 0:4.0.6-2.redhat_00001.1.el9eap
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-2251?
- CVE-2025-2251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.23, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2025-04-07.
- How severe is CVE-2025-2251?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.