CVE-2023-24621

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Published Aug 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in Esoteric YamlBeans through 1.15. It allows untrusted deserialisation to Java classes by default, where the data and class are controlled by the author of the YAML document being processed.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:esotericsoftware:yamlbeans:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-2320	An issue was discovered in Esoteric YamlBeans through 1.15. It allows untrusted deserialisation to Java classes by default, where the data and class are controlled by the author of the YAML document being processed.
Github GHSA	GHSA-jm7r-4pg6-gf26	Esoteric YamlBeans Unsafe Deserialization vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.451% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://contrastsecurity.com
https://github.com/Contrast-Security-OSS/yamlbeans/blob/main/SECURITY.md
https://github.com/EsotericSoftware

History

Oct 2, 2024 6:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Esotericsoftware Yamlbeans

Weaknesses

CWE-502

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 2, 2024, 6:06 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 25, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Oct 2, 2024, 6:06 PM
Reserved: Jan 30, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:03 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:03 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:39 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 25, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:39 AM

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