CVE-2025-57738: Apache Syncope allows malicious administrators to inject Groovy code
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Apache Syncope offers the ability to extend / customize the base behavior on every deployment by allowing to provide custom implementations of a few Java interfaces; such implementations can be provided either as Java or Groovy classes, with the latter being particularly attractive as the machinery is set for runtime reload. Such a feature has been available for a while, but recently it was discovered that a malicious administrator can inject Groovy code that can be executed remotely by a running Apache Syncope Core instance. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.14 / 4.0.2, which fix this issue by forcing the Groovy code to run in a sandbox.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-825g-mm5v-ggq4
- github.com/apache/syncope/commit/88c2b5b0be9e2ed66007d672e786165bc266e717
- github.com/apache/syncope/commit/8b08c4d5785599a0e38830dcff89738b93f02a16
- issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SYNCOPE-1907
- lists.apache.org/thread/x7cv6xv7z76y49grdr1hgj1pzw5zbby6
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57738
- syncope.apache.org/security
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