Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1047

Weakness Prohibited

Modules with Circular Dependencies

Abstraction: Base · Status: Incomplete

The product contains modules in which one module has references that cycle back to itself, i.e., there are circular dependencies.

As an example, with Java, this weakness might indicate cycles between packages.

Mapping guidance

This entry is primarily a quality issue with no direct security implications.

Look for weaknesses that are focused specifically on insecure behaviors that have more direct security implications.

Relationships and members

ChildOf: CWE-1120 · View CWE-1000

Modes of introduction

Implementation

Architecture and Design

Detection methods

Automated Static Analysis

Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)

Effectiveness: High

Content history

Submission: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2018-07-02 · CWE 3.2

Entry derived from Common Quality Enumeration (CQE) Draft 0.9.

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2020-02-24 · CWE 4.0

updated Relationships

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2020-08-20 · CWE 4.2

updated Relationships

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2023-01-31 · CWE 4.10

updated Description

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2023-04-27 · CWE 4.11

updated References, Relationships

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2023-06-29 · CWE 4.12

updated Mapping_Notes

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2024-02-29 · CWE 4.14

updated Mapping_Notes

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2025-12-11 · CWE 4.19

updated Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Description, Time_of_Introduction

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2026-10-28 · CWE 5.0

updated Detection_Factors, References

1 vulnerability references this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-488M-W9FP-5MM2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-28 21:30 – Updated: 2024-11-18 16:26

Summary

Infinispan circular object references causes out of memory errors

Details

A flaw was found in Infinispan, which does not detect circular object references when unmarshalling. An authenticated attacker with sufficient permissions could insert a maliciously constructed object into the cache and use it to cause out of memory errors and achieve a denial of service.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.infinispan.protostream:protostream"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.6.2.Final"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-5236"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1047"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-09-16T21:37:34Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-12-18T14:15:10Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A flaw was found in Infinispan, which does not detect circular object references when unmarshalling. An authenticated attacker with sufficient permissions could insert a maliciously constructed object into the cache and use it to cause out of memory errors and achieve a denial of service.",
  "id": "GHSA-488m-w9fp-5mm2",
  "modified": "2024-11-18T16:26:34Z",
  "published": "2023-12-28T21:30:37Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5236"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/infinispan/protostream/commit/4501b6b307a6bab545346f66238f8be7e42f83eb"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/infinispan/protostream/commit/4ef66958f2c4890ae1c6a7acd629d27bd88aa4cb"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/infinispan/protostream/commit/50320b5987dc87bc04b616b87e8cf93472ee19c1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5396"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5236"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240999"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.redhat.com/browse/IPROTO-262"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.redhat.com/browse/IPROTO-263"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.redhat.com/browse/ISPN-14534"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0004"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Infinispan circular object references causes out of memory errors"
}

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