CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-4974

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Apache Qpid AMQP 0-x JMS client before version 6.0.4 and JMS (AMQP 1.0) before version 0.10.0 does not restrict the use of classes available on the classpath, which may allow remote authenticated users to deserialize arbitrary objects and execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized code execution through malicious objects, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of Apache Qpid AMQP to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Apache Qpid AMQP 0-x JMS client before 6.0.4 and JMS (AMQP 1.0) before 0.10.0 does not restrict the use of classes available on the classpath, which might allow remote authenticated users with permission to send messages to deserialize arbitrary objects and execute arbitrary code by leveraging a crafted serialized object in a JMS ObjectMessage that is handled by the getObject function.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS