HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2013-1777

Geronimo vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
9.8%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
The JMX Remoting functionality in Apache Geronimo 3.x before 3.0.1, as used in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Community Edition 3.0.0.3 and other products, does not properly implement the RMI classloader, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the JMX connector to send a crafted serialized object.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Geronimo
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
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 complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 9.8% 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-2013-1777

  • Confirm whether Apache Geronimo is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-1777.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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