Arbitrary code execution via crafted session value
Published Mar 31, 2025 · Updated Apr 1, 2025
Deserialization in Jooby pac4j before 2.17.0 and 3.0.0.M1 through 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. SessionStoreImpl#get treats b64~-prefixed session values as Base64-encoded Java objects and passes decoded bytes to ObjectInputStream.readObject without validating their origin or permitted classes. A remote attacker must place a crafted value in a session and induce processing of that key; successful exploitation runs code in the hosting application's context.
Summary
What happened
Deserialization in Jooby pac4j before 2.17.0 and 3.0.0.M1 through 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. SessionStoreImpl#get treats b64~-prefixed session values as Base64-encoded Java objects and passes decoded bytes to ObjectInputStream.readObject without validating their origin or permitted classes. A remote attacker must place a crafted value in a session and induce processing of that key; successful exploitation runs code in the hosting application's context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-31129
- Published
- Mar 31, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 1, 2025
- Vendor
- Jooby Project
- Product
- Jooby
- Classifications
- CWE-502, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 31, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 2.17.0
- Affected versionversion=>= 3.0.0.M1, < 3.7.0
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What is affected?
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- GHSA-7c5v-895v-w4q5 code-execution demonstrationproof of concept · demonstrated
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