ghsa-825g-mm5v-ggq4
Vulnerability from github
Published
2025-10-20 15:30
Modified
2025-11-05 20:49
Severity ?
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Apache Syncope allows malicious administrators to inject Groovy code
Details

Apache Syncope offers the ability to extend / customize the base behavior on every deployment by allowing to provide custom implementations of a few Java interfaces; such implementations can be provided either as Java or Groovy classes, with the latter being particularly attractive as the machinery is set for runtime reload. Such a feature has been available for a while, but recently it was discovered that a malicious administrator can inject Groovy code that can be executed remotely by a running Apache Syncope Core instance. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.14 / 4.0.2, which fix this issue by forcing the Groovy code to run in a sandbox.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.apache.syncope.core:syncope-core-spring"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.0.14"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.apache.syncope.core:syncope-core-spring"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.0.0-M0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.0.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-57738"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-653"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-10-20T20:08:22Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-10-20T15:15:33Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Apache Syncope offers the ability to extend / customize the base behavior on every deployment by allowing to provide custom implementations of a few Java interfaces; such implementations can be provided either as Java or Groovy classes, with the latter being particularly attractive as the machinery is set for runtime reload.\nSuch a feature has been available for a while, but recently it was discovered that a malicious administrator can inject Groovy code that can be executed remotely by a running Apache Syncope Core instance.\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.14 / 4.0.2, which fix this issue by forcing the Groovy code to run in a sandbox.",
  "id": "GHSA-825g-mm5v-ggq4",
  "modified": "2025-11-05T20:49:44Z",
  "published": "2025-10-20T15:30:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57738"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/syncope/commit/88c2b5b0be9e2ed66007d672e786165bc266e717"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/syncope/commit/8b08c4d5785599a0e38830dcff89738b93f02a16"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SYNCOPE-1907"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/x7cv6xv7z76y49grdr1hgj1pzw5zbby6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://syncope.apache.org/security#CVE-2025-57738"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "http://github.com/apache/syncope"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/20/1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Apache Syncope allows malicious administrators to inject Groovy code"
}


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