#VU22828 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Infinispan - CVE-2018-1131

Vulnerability identifier: #VU22828

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1131

CWE-ID: CWE-502

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Infinispan
Server applications / Database software

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A local user can pass specially crafted XML or JSON data to a cache configured to accept certain types of objects and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Infinispan: 8.2.0 - 9.2.2

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External links
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1833
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1576492
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1131

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.