CVE-2016-7050
RESTEasy: SerializableProvider enabled by default and deserializes untrusted data
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · September 23, 2016
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
It was discovered that under certain conditions RESTEasy could be forced to parse a request with SerializableProvider, resulting in deserialization of potentially untrusted data. An attacker could possibly use this flaw execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the application using RESTEasy.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 · 5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data