CVE-2020-5411

CVE-2020-5411: Jackson Configuration Allows Code Execution with Unknown "Serialization Gadgets"

Vendor Spring By Vmware
Product Spring Batch
Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization
Published June 11, 2020
Last update September 17, 2024

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

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02Disclosure timeline

June 11, 2020 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated