# CVE-2018-1295: In Apache Ignite 2.3 or earlier, the serialization mechanism does not have a list of classes allowed for serialization/deserialization, whic

- Also known as: GHSA-CHP4-RV79-68J3
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.4
- Published: 2018-04-02 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Ignite: version range not reported
- org.apache.ignite:ignite-core (Maven): fixed in 2.4

## Description

In Apache Ignite 2.3 or earlier, the serialization mechanism does not have a list of classes allowed for serialization/deserialization, which makes it possible to run arbitrary code when 3-rd party vulnerable classes are present in Ignite classpath. The vulnerability can be exploited if the one sends a specially prepared form of a serialized object to one of the deserialization endpoints of some Ignite components - discovery SPI, Ignite persistence, Memcached endpoint, socket steamer.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Ignite, org.apache.ignite:ignite-core, upgrade to a fixed version (2.4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/45e7d5e2c6face85aab693f5ae0616563132ff757e5a558da80d0209%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.org%3E
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103692

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