CVE-2018-18628 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Pippo
Attackers can achieve remote code execution by sending a malicious serialized object in a session cookie to the Pippo web framework.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-18628?
CVE-2018-18628 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Pippo 1.11.0. The function SerializationSessionDataTranscoder.decode() calls ObjectInputStream.readObject() to deserialize a SessionData object without checking the object types. An attacker can create a malicious object, base64 encode it, and place it in the PIPPO_SESSION field of a cookie. Sending this cookie may lead to remote code execution.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18628?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including ro.pippo:pippo-core. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
ro.pippo:pippo-core Maven | All versions | 1.12.0 |
ro.pippo:pippo-core Maven | All versions | 1.12.0 |
Products include Pippo Pippo.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18628?
Upgrade ro.pippo:pippo-core to 1.12.0 or later.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2018-18628 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18628 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7fm6-2qw4-g3x3.