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GHSA-6X75-VWP5-Q242

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:08 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:32

Details

ForgeRock AM server 6.x before 7, and OpenAM 14.6.3, has a Java deserialization vulnerability in the jato.pageSession parameter on multiple pages. The exploitation does not require authentication, and remote code execution can be triggered by sending a single crafted /ccversion/Version request to the server. The vulnerability exists due to incorrect usage of Sun ONE Application Framework (JATO).

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


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

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CVE-2021-35464 (GCVE-0-2021-35464)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-22 17:10 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:25

Summary

ForgeRock AM server before 7.0 has a Java deserialization vulnerability in the jato.pageSession parameter on multiple pages. The exploitation does not require authentication, and remote code execution can be triggered by sending a single crafted /ccversion/* request to the server. The vulnerability exists due to the usage of Sun ONE Application Framework (JATO) found in versions of Java 8 or earlier

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: active Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-04 19:41 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

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