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CVE-2017-15708

Published: Dec 11, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-74
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
17.7%
Top 3.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

In Apache Synapse, by default no authentication is required for Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI). So Apache Synapse 3.0.1 or all previous releases (3.0.0, 2.1.0, 2.0.0, 1.2, 1.1.2, 1.1.1) allows remote code execution attacks that can be performed by injecting specially crafted serialized objects. And the presence of Apache Commons Collections 3.2.1 (commons-collections-3.2.1.jar) or previous versions in Synapse distribution makes this exploitable. To mitigate the issue, we need to limit RMI access to trusted users only. Further upgrading to 3.0.1 version will eliminate the risk of having said Commons Collection version. In Synapse 3.0.1, Commons Collection has been updated to 3.2.2 version.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-74

Affected Products

oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
financial services market risk measurement and managementOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
peoplesoft enterprise peopletoolsOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
synapseLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.synapse:synapse-core
OSS Libraries
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache SynapseOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Scannable·OpenVAS
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102154
securityfocus.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/77f2accf240d25d91b47033e2f8ebec84ffbc6e6627112b2f98b66c9%40%3Cdev.synapse.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0fb289cd38c915b9a13a3376134f96222dd9100f1ef66b41631865c6%40%3Ccommits.doris.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
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