CVE-2014-1972 Apache Tapestry Unsafe Object Storage

What is CVE-2014-1972?

CVE-2014-1972 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache Tapestry before 5.3.6 relies on client-side object storage without checking whether a client has modified an object, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) or execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1972?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.tapestry:tapestry-core. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Tapestry.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1972?

Upgrade org.apache.tapestry:tapestry-core to 5.3.6 or later.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2014-1972 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1972 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2022-46366 Apache Tapestry prior to version 4 (EOL) allows RCE though deserialization of untrusted input Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-27850 Bypass of the fix for CVE-2019-0195 Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-17531 Deserialization flaw in EOL Tapestry 4. Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-0195 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Apache Tapestry Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-10071 Timing attack on HMAC signature comparison in Apache Tapestry Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-c438-8cvq-pxxx.