# CVE-2022-24289: Deserialization of untrusted data in the Hessian Component of Apache Cayenne 4.1 with older Java versions

> An attacker with client access to the optional Remote Object Persistence feature can achieve arbitrary code execution via malicious Hessian payloads.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c58c-w527-h77p

## What is CVE-2022-24289?

CVE-2022-24289 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Apache Cayenne, published on 11 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Hessian serialization is a network protocol that supports object-based transmission. Apache Cayenne's optional Remote Object Persistence (ROP) feature is a web services-based technology that provides object persistence and query functionality to 'remote' applications. In Apache Cayenne 4.1 and earlier, running on non-current patch versions of Java, an attacker with client access to Cayenne ROP can transmit a malicious payload to any vulnerable third-party dependency on the server. This can result in arbitrary code execution.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24289?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.apache.cayenne:cayenne-server` | Maven | All versions | 4.1.1 |
| `org.apache.cayenne:cayenne-server` | Maven | All versions | 4.1.1 |

Products: Apache Cayenne.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-24289?

Upgrade org.apache.cayenne:cayenne-server to 4.1.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2022-24289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apache Cayenne

- [CVE-2018-11758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11758/): XML External Entity Reference in Apache Cayenne (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-24289 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-24289 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Apache Cayenne, published on 11 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.apache.cayenne:cayenne-server (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 4.1.1
- org.apache.cayenne:cayenne-server (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 4.1.1

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-2022-24289/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24289/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24289
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24289
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24289

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24289/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.