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CVE-2023-38647GHSA-JHCR-HPH9-G7WM

Apache Helix: Deserialization vulnerability in Helix workflow and REST

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.3.0
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

An attacker can use SnakeYAML to deserialize java.net.URLClassLoader and make it load a JAR from a specified URL, and then deserialize javax.script.ScriptEngineManager to load code using that ClassLoader. This unbounded deserialization can likely lead to remote code execution. The code can be run in Helix REST start and Workflow creation. Affect all the versions lower and include 1.2.0. Affected products: helix-core, helix-rest Mitigation: Short term, stop using any YAML based configuration and workflow creation.                   Long term, all Helix version bumping up to 1.3.0

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Helix

    through 1.2.0

  • org.apache.helix:helix-coreMaven

    fixed in 1.3.0

  • org.apache.helix:helix-restMaven

    fixed in 1.3.0

References 1

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