THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2013-1768
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2013-1768

Openjpa vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
9.5%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
The BrokerFactory functionality in Apache OpenJPA 1.x before 1.2.3 and 2.x before 2.2.2 creates local executable JSP files containing logging trace data produced during deserialization of certain crafted OpenJPA objects, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by creating a serialized object and leveraging improperly secured server programs.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Openjpa
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Published
2013-07-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 9.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-1768

  • Confirm whether Apache Openjpa is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-1768.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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