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CVE-2026-55153

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Description

mchange-commons-java is a Java library of shared utility classes used by mchange projects like the c3p0 connection pool. Prior to version 0.6.0, its JNDI ObjectFactory implementation (com.mchange.v2.naming.JavaBeanObjectFactory) will construct objects of arbitrary classes and initialize "JavaBean"-style properties, which for certain classes enables JNDI injection and "deserialization gadgets." Such initialization is unsafe for some classes: for example, setting the contentType property of a Swing JEditorPane to text/html and its text property to HTML containing a stylesheet <link> will provoke an HTTP GET on an arbitrary URL, potentially from within a trusted security domain. The problem is aggravated by the library's ReferenceIndirector, through which malicious JNDI Reference objects can be smuggled in for dereferencing wherever an application reads a Java-serialized object. This has been resolved in version 0.6.0.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.1 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-01 21:17:03.823000
Last modified
2026-10-25 16:10:00.147000
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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-55153",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-07-01T21:17:03.823",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T16:10:00.147",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "mchange-commons-java is a Java library of shared utility classes used by mchange projects like the c3p0 connection pool. Prior to version 0.6.0, its JNDI ObjectFactory implementation (com.mchange.v2.naming.JavaBeanObjectFactory) will construct objects of arbitrary classes and initialize \"JavaBean\"-style properties, which for certain classes enables JNDI injection and \"deserialization gadgets.\" Such initialization is unsafe for some classes: for example, setting the contentType property of a Swing JEditorPane to text/html and its text property to HTML containing a stylesheet <link> will provoke an HTTP GET on an arbitrary URL, potentially from within a trusted security domain. The problem is aggravated by the library's ReferenceIndirector, through which malicious JNDI Reference objects can be smuggled in for dereferencing wherever an application reads a Java-serialized object. This has been resolved in version 0.6.0."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "mchange-commons-java es una biblioteca Java de clases de utilidad compartidas utilizada por proyectos mchange como el pool de conexiones c3p0. Antes de la versión 0.6.0, su implementación de JNDI ObjectFactory (com.mchange.v2.naming.JavaBeanObjectFactory) construirá objetos de clases arbitrarias e inicializará propiedades de estilo ’JavaBean’, lo que para ciertas clases habilita la inyección JNDI y ’gadgets de deserialización’. Dicha inicialización es insegura para algunas clases: por ejemplo, establecer la propiedad contentType de un Swing JEditorPane a text/html y su propiedad text a HTML que contenga un [link] de hoja de estilos provocará un HTTP GET en una URL arbitraria, potencialmente desde dentro de un dominio de seguridad de confianza. El problema se agrava por el ReferenceIndirector de la biblioteca, a través del cual objetos JNDI Reference maliciosos pueden ser introducidos de contrabando para su desreferenciación dondequiera que una aplicación lea un objeto serializado en Java. Esto ha sido resuelto en la versión 0.6.0."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "swaldman",
          "product": "mchange-commons-java",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "< 0.6.0",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 7.1,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.2,
        "impactScore": 5.9
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2026-07-06T14:01:56.026986Z",
          "id": "CVE-2026-55153",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "total"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-470"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-502"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/swaldman/mchange-commons-java/security/advisories/GHSA-h84g-69h7-mw6v",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}