8.8
CWE
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Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-5396: JMX Insecure Default Configuration in GemFire

First published: Fri Jul 31 2020(Updated: )

VMware GemFire versions prior to 9.10.0, 9.9.2, 9.8.7, and 9.7.6, and VMware Tanzu GemFire for VMs versions prior to 1.11.1 and 1.10.2, when deployed without a SecurityManager, contain a JMX service available which contains an insecure default configuration. This allows a malicious user to create an MLet mbean leading to remote code execution.

Credit: security@pivotal.io

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
VMware GemFire>=9.7.0<9.7.6
VMware GemFire>=9.8.0<9.8.7
VMware GemFire>=9.9.0<9.9.2
Vmware Tanzu Gemfire For Virtual Machines>=1.10.0<1.10.2
Vmware Tanzu Gemfire For Virtual Machines>=1.11.0<1.11.1

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