CVE-2016-2510: Code Injection

April 7, 2016 (updated September 19, 2019)

BeanShell when included on the classpath by an application that uses Java serialization or XStream, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data, related to XThis.Handler.

References

cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2510
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-2510
github.com/beanshell/beanshell/releases/tag/2.0b6
www.rsaconference.com/writable/presentations/file_upload/asd-f03-serial-killer-silently-pwning-your-java-endpoints.pdf

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