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Deserialization of Untrusted Data

CVE-2021-3160

Severity High
Score 9.8/10

Summary

Deserialization of untrusted data in the login page of ASSUWEB 359.3 build 1 subcomponent of ACA ASSUREX RENTES product allows a remote attacker to inject unsecure serialized Java object using a specially crafted HTTP request, resulting in an unauthenticated remote code execution on the server.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Deserialization of untrusted data vulnerabilities enable an attacker to replace or manipulate a serialized object, replacing it with malicious data. When the object is deserialized at the victim's end the malicious data is able to compromise the victim’s system. The exploit can be devastating, its impact may range from privilege escalation, broken access control, or denial of service attacks to allowing unauthorized access to the application's internal code and logic which can compromise the entire system.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published