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CVE-2020-17531

Published: Dec 8, 2020

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

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Description

A Java Serialization vulnerability was found in Apache Tapestry 4. Apache Tapestry 4 will attempt to deserialize the "sp" parameter even before invoking the page's validate method, leading to deserialization without authentication. Apache Tapestry 4 reached end of life in 2008 and no update to address this issue will be released. Apache Tapestry 5 versions are not vulnerable to this issue. Users of Apache Tapestry 4 should upgrade to the latest Apache Tapestry 5 version.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Tapestry	affected `Apache Tapestry 4 - <= 4`

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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r700a6aa234dbff0555d4187bdc8274d7e4c0afbf35b9a3457f09ee76%40%3Cusers.tapestry.apache.org%3E

[tapestry-users] 20201208 CVE-2020-17531: Deserialization flaw in EOL Tapestry 4.

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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0007/

[oss-security] 20221202 CVE-2022-46366: Apache Tapestry prior to version 4 (EOL) allows RCE though deserialization of untrusted input

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