Advisory Details

January 24th, 2017

Oracle WebLogic RMI Registry UnicastRef Object Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-17-055
ZDI-CAN-3826

CVE ID CVE-2017-3248
CVSS SCORE 7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS Oracle
AFFECTED PRODUCTS WebLogic
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Oracle WebLogic. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the insufficient blacklisting of certain Java objects. The issue lies in the failure to properly validate user-supplied data which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Oracle has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2016-06-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2017-01-24 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Tenable Network Security - Jacob Baines
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