9.8

CVE-2020-12835: smartbear readyapi Deserialization of Untrusted Data

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 20-05-2020Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-12835 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in smartbear readyapi. EPSS estimates a 13.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
13.29%
0%100%
Medium · +0.31 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference

Timeline

  1. 20-05-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in SmartBear ReadyAPI SoapUI Pro 3.2.5. Due to unsafe use of an Java RMI based protocol in an unsafe configuration, an attacker can inject malicious serialized objects into the communication, resulting in remote code execution in the context of a client-side Network Licensing Protocol component.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

13.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.31 pp

From 12.97% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
13.29%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (seclists.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (syss.de)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Smartbear1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

4 links