When an application with unsupported Codehaus versions of Groovy from 1.7.0 to 2.4.3…
Priority MEDIUM 59CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 13 fixed, 9 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
When an application with unsupported Codehaus versions of Groovy from 1.7.0 to 2.4.3, Apache Groovy 2.4.4 to 2.4.7 on classpath uses standard Java serialization mechanisms, e.g. to communicate between servers or to store local data, it was possible for an attacker to bake a special serialized object that will execute code directly when deserialized. All applications which rely on serialization and do not isolate the code which deserializes objects were subject to this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.17239 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.codehaus.groovy:groovy (Maven): 2.4.8org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all (Maven): 2.4.8Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 13 fixed, 9 without a fix
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.codehaus.groovy:groovy (Maven) | 1.7.0 to before 2.4.8 | 2.4.8 | Patch available | GHSA-xphj-m9cc-8fmq |
| — | org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all (Maven) | 1.7.0 to before 2.4.8 | 2.4.8 | Patch available | GHSA-xphj-m9cc-8fmq |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.codehaus.groovy:groovy (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.7.0 to before 2.4.8 Fixed in 2.4.8 Patch available GHSA-xphj-m9cc-8fmq
- org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.7.0 to before 2.4.8 Fixed in 2.4.8 Patch available GHSA-xphj-m9cc-8fmq
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xphj-m9cc-8fmq org.codehaus.groovy:groovy (Maven) Fixed in 2.4.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xphj-m9cc-8fmq org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all (Maven) Fixed in 2.4.8 Advisory →
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2017:2596 Released 2017-09-05 · Red Hat rating Importantrh-maven33-groovy security update
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-maven33-groovy-1.8.9-7.19.el6, rh-maven33-groovy-javadoc-1.8.9-7.19.el6
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-maven33-groovy-1.8.9-7.19.el7, rh-maven33-groovy-javadoc-1.8.9-7.19.el7
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-maven33-groovy-1.8.9-7.19.el6, rh-maven33-groovy-javadoc-1.8.9-7.19.el6
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-maven33-groovy-1.8.9-7.19.el7, rh-maven33-groovy-javadoc-1.8.9-7.19.el7
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-maven33-groovy-1.8.9-7.19.el6, rh-maven33-groovy-javadoc-1.8.9-7.19.el6
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-maven33-groovy-1.8.9-7.19.el7, rh-maven33-groovy-javadoc-1.8.9-7.19.el7
- RHSA-2017:2486 Released 2017-08-17 · Red Hat rating Importantgroovy security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) groovy-1.8.9-8.el7_4, groovy-javadoc-1.8.9-8.el7_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) groovy-1.8.9-8.el7_4, groovy-javadoc-1.8.9-8.el7_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) groovy-1.8.9-8.el7_4, groovy-javadoc-1.8.9-8.el7_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) groovy-1.8.9-8.el7_4, groovy-javadoc-1.8.9-8.el7_4
- RHSA-2017:0868 Released 2017-04-03 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Fuse/A-MQ 6.3 R2 security and bug fix update
- Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2017:0272 Released 2017-02-14 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Data Virtualization security and bug fix update
- Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2486 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2486 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2486 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2486 |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0868 |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0272 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0868 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2596 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2596 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2596 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2596 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2596 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2596 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3
- Red Hat Satellite 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6814
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xphj-m9cc-8fmq
References
Advisory 6
Other 8
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
Sources
- CVE-2016-6814 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-6814 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xphj-m9cc-8fmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-6814 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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