WildFly/JBoss EAP RCE via Untrusted EJB Marshalling Deserialization
CVE-2025-2251 Published on April 7, 2025
Org.jboss.eap:wildfly-ejb3: improper deserialization in jboss marshalling allows remote code execution
A security flaw exists in WildFly and JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) within the Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) remote invocation mechanism. This vulnerability stems from untrusted data deserialization handled by JBoss Marshalling. This flaw allows an attacker to send a specially crafted serialized object, leading to remote code execution without requiring authentication.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-2251 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public. 26 days later.
Weakness Type
What is a Marshaling, Unmarshaling Vulnerability?
The application deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid.
CVE-2025-2251 has been classified to as a Marshaling, Unmarshaling vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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