# CVE-2019-14224: Deserialization in n/a

> Attackers can achieve remote code execution by uploading malicious Solr configs and serving a Java object for deserialization via JMX.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-whfv-2c4g-wx2g

## What is CVE-2019-14224?

CVE-2019-14224 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Sep 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Alfresco Community Edition 5.2 201707. By leveraging multiple components in the Alfresco Software applications, an exploit chain was observed that allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution on the victim machine. The attacker must upload malicious Solr configuration files and then receive a JMX connection from the victim, and serve a Java object that results in deserialization and code execution.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14224?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Alfresco Alfresco.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-14224?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14224 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-14224 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2019-14224: Authenticated Remote Code Execution in Alfresco Community (github_poc): https://github.com/mbadanoiu/CVE-2019-14224

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-14222](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14222/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-15566](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15566/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-9300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9300/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2014-9301](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9301/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2020-18327](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-18327/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-14224 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-14224 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Sep 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14224/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14224/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14224
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14224
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-14224

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14224/
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