CVE-2020-15505
Published: 07 July 2020
Summary
CVE-2020-15505 is a critical-severity Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference (CWE-706) vulnerability in Mobileiron Core. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2020-15505 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting MobileIron Core and Connector versions 10.3.0.3 and earlier along with multiple 10.4.x, 10.5.x, and 10.6.0.0 releases; Sentry versions 9.7.2 and earlier plus 9.8.0; and Monitor and Reporting Database (RDB) version 2.0.0.1 and earlier. The flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 and is associated with CWE-706, enabling remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through unspecified vectors that reference materials indicate involve Hessian-based Java deserialization.
Unauthenticated attackers with network access can exploit the issue without user interaction to achieve full remote code execution on affected MobileIron components, potentially compromising device management, authentication, and reporting functions in enterprise mobile deployments.
MobileIron advisory information states that security updates are available to address the vulnerability in the listed products. Public references also include exploit code demonstrating the deserialization path, indicating active researcher interest shortly after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2020-7497
Vulnerability details
A remote code execution vulnerability in MobileIron Core & Connector versions 10.3.0.3 and earlier, 10.4.0.0, 10.4.0.1, 10.4.0.2, 10.4.0.3, 10.5.1.0, 10.5.2.0 and 10.6.0.0; and Sentry versions 9.7.2 and earlier, and 9.8.0; and Monitor and Reporting Database (RDB) version 2.0.0.1 and earlier…
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that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 03 November 2021
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires timely installation of security updates that MobileIron states are available to eliminate the deserialization RCE flaw.
Mandates validation of all input, which would block the malicious Hessian-serialized objects used to achieve unauthenticated code execution.
Requires mechanisms to detect and block malicious code payloads delivered via the deserialization vector before or during execution.