CVE-2019-14224: Critical severity alfresco enterprise content management vulnerability

Published Sep 5, 2019
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Updated

An issue was discovered in Alfresco Community Edition 5.2 201707. By leveraging multiple components in the Alfresco Software applications, an exploit chain was observed that allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution on the victim machine. The attacker must upload malicious Solr configuration files and then receive a JMX connection from the victim, and serve a Java object that results in deserialization and code execution.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Alfresco Alfresco=5.2

Event History

Sep 5, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:01 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:01 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-14224?

CVE-2019-14224 is a vulnerability in Alfresco Community Edition 5.2 that allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution by leveraging multiple components in the software.

2

How severe is CVE-2019-14224?

CVE-2019-14224 has a severity rating of 7.2 (critical).

3

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2019-14224?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2019-14224 by uploading malicious Solr configuration files and leveraging multiple components in the Alfresco Software applications.

4

What is the affected software for CVE-2019-14224?

The affected software for CVE-2019-14224 is Alfresco Community Edition 5.2.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2019-14224?

Yes, a fix for CVE-2019-14224 is available. It is recommended to update to a patched version of Alfresco Community Edition.

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