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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-5411

When configured to enable default typing, Jackson contained a deserialization vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution.

HIGH 8.1EPSS 1.78%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

When configured to enable default typing, Jackson contained a deserialization vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution. Jackson fixed this vulnerability by blacklisting known "deserialization gadgets". Spring Batch configures Jackson with global default typing enabled which means that through the previous exploit, arbitrary code could be executed if all of the following is true: * Spring Batch's Jackson support is being leveraged to serialize a job's ExecutionContext. * A malicious user gains write access to the data store used by the JobRepository (where the data to be deserialized is stored). In order to protect against this type of attack, Jackson prevents a set of untrusted gadget classes from being deserialized. Spring Batch should be proactive against blocking unknown "deserialization gadgets" when enabling default typing.

CVSS 3.1
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.78% probability · 77th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-502
Affected
broadcom/spring batch
Source
security@pivotal.io

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.