CVE-2019-2996 Security feature bypass in Java
An unauthenticated attacker can bypass Java sandbox restrictions to read and modify data via malicious web content requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-2996?
CVE-2019-2996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netapp E-Series Santricity Os Controller, published on 16 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Deployment). The supported version that is affected is Java SE: 8u221; Java SE Embedded: 8u221. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE 8), that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2996?
It affects 14 products.
Products include Netapp E-Series Santricity Os Controller, Netapp E-Series Santricity Storage Manager, Netapp E-Series Santricity Unified Manager, Netapp E-Series Santricity Web Services Proxy, Netapp Oncommand Workflow Automation, Netapp Snapmanager and 8 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-2996?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-2996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netapp E-Series Santricity Os Controller
- CVE-2018-5492 Code injection in E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software
- CVE-2021-26995 Code injection in E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x
- CVE-2021-35560 Other in Java SE JDK and JRE
- CVE-2021-26996 Information disclosure in E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x
- CVE-2020-8580 Denial of service in E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software
All Netapp E-Series Santricity Os Controller vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9pp2-vwj5-cwwr, MINI-v5rm-925c-8hf6.