CRITICAL

CVE-2019-5434

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

91.9%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

SSVC status

Description

An attacker could send a specifically crafted payload to the XML-RPC invocation script and trigger the unserialize() call on the "what" parameter in the "openads.spc" RPC method. Such vulnerability could be used to perform various types of attacks, e.g. exploit serialize-related PHP vulnerabilities or PHP object injection. It is possible, although unconfirmed, that the vulnerability has been used by some attackers in order to gain access to some Revive Adserver instances and deliver malware through them to third party websites. This vulnerability was addressed in version 4.2.0.

Technical details

Published
5/6/2019

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5434?

An attacker could send a specifically crafted payload to the XML-RPC invocation script and trigger the unserialize() call on the "what" parameter in the "openads.spc" RPC method. Such vulnerability could be used to perform various types of attacks, e.g. exploit serialize-related PHP vulnerabilities or PHP object injection. It is possible, although unconfirmed, that the vulnerability has been used by some attackers in order to gain access to some Revive Adserver instances and deliver malware through them to third party websites. This vulnerability was addressed in version 4.2.0.

Is CVE-2019-5434 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-5434 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 91.9%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-5434?

CVE-2019-5434 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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