CVE-2016-5019 is a critical deserialization vulnerability in Apache MyFaces Trinidad versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.13, 1.2.x before 1.2.15, 2.0.x before 2.0.2, and 2.1.x before 2.1.2. Attackers can exploit this flaw by submitting a specially crafted serialized view state string, leading to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community attention with 11 mentions and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0.0, < 1.0.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:myfaces_trinidad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.2.0, < 1.2.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:myfaces_trinidad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:myfaces_trinidad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:myfaces_trinidad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.