CVE-2019-0187 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Vulnerability Description

Unauthenticated RCE is possible when JMeter is used in distributed mode (-r or -R command line options). Attacker can establish a RMI connection to a jmeter-server using RemoteJMeterEngine and proceed with an attack using untrusted data deserialization. This only affect tests running in Distributed mode. Note that versions before 4.0 are not able to encrypt traffic between the nodes, nor authenticate the participating nodes so upgrade to JMeter 5.1 is also advised.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache	Jmeter	4.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-502 CWE-327

References

http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/jmeter-user/201903.mbox/%3CCAH9fUpaUQaFMailing ListVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107219Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/jmeter-user/201903.mbox/%3CCAH9fUpaUQaFMailing ListVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107219Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-0187?

CVE-2019-0187 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Unauthenticated RCE is possible when JMeter is used in distributed mode (-r or -R command line options). Attacker can establish a RMI connection to a jmeter-server using RemoteJMeterEngine and proceed...

How severe is CVE-2019-0187?

CVE-2019-0187 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-0187?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apache Jmeter.