Apache Tapestry before 5.3.6 relies on client-side object storage without checking…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-399, CWE-502 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Apache Tapestry before 5.3.6 relies on client-side object storage without checking whether a client has modified an object, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) or execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.09598 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.tapestry:tapestry-core (Maven): 5.3.6
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.tapestry:tapestry-core (Maven) | before 5.3.6 | 5.3.6 | Patch available | GHSA-c438-8cvq-pxxx |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.tapestry:tapestry-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.3.6 Fixed in 5.3.6 Patch available GHSA-c438-8cvq-pxxx
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-c438-8cvq-pxxx org.apache.tapestry:tapestry-core (Maven) Fixed in 5.3.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-1972
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c438-8cvq-pxxx
References
Advisory 4
Other 13
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TAP5-2008
- [oss-security] 20190823 CVE-2019-10071: Timing Attack in HMAC Verification in Apache Tapestry
- 20190825 CVE-2019-10071: Timing Attack in HMAC Verification in Apache Tapestry
- [tapestry-users] 20190913 Re: CVE-2019-10071: Apache Tapestry vulnerability disclosure
- [tapestry-users] 20191007 Re: CVE-2019-10071: Apache Tapestry vulnerability disclosure
- [tapestry-commits] 20200111 svn commit: r1055136 [2/2] - in /websites/production/tapestry/content: cache/main.pageCache component-rendering.html content-type-and-markup.html dom.html https.html request-processing.html response-compression.html security.html url-rewriting.html
- [tapestry-commits] 20200531 svn commit: r1061326 [4/4] - in /websites/production/tapestry/content: ./ cache/
- https://github.com/apache/tapestry-5/commit/5ad5257fdfacbad2c7c480fdf2afa15d9a37e6b0
- https://github.com/apache/tapestry-5
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/84e99dedad2ecb4676de93c3ab73a8a10882951ab6984f514707f3d9@%3Cusers.tapestry.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bac8d6f9e1b4059b319d9cba6f33219a99b81623476ec896138f851c@%3Cusers.tapestry.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7d9c54beb1dc97dcccc58d9b5d31f0f7166f9a25ad1beba5f8091e0c@%3Ccommits.tapestry.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r87523dd07886223aa086edc25fe9b8ddb9c1090f7db25b068dc30843@%3Ccommits.tapestry.apache.org%3E
More Apache Tapestry vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-09208 Bypass of the fix for CVE-2019-0195 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-00172 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Tapestry CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-13279 Deserialization flaw in EOL Tapestry 4. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-07397 Observable discrepancy in Apache Tapestry CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-22909 Apache Tapestry prior to version 4 (EOL) allows RCE though deserialization of untrusted input CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-11029 An Information Disclosure due to insufficient input validation exists in Apache Tapestry 5.4.0 and later CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2014-1972 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-1972 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c438-8cvq-pxxx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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