Apache Syncope offers the ability to extend / customize the base behavior on every deployment by allowing to provide custom implementations of a few Java interfaces; such implementations can be provided either as Java or Groovy classes, with the latter being particularly attractive as the machinery is set for runtime reload. Such a feature has been available for a while, but recently it was discovered that a malicious administrator can inject Groovy code that can be executed remotely by a running Apache Syncope Core instance. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.14 / 4.0.2, which fix this issue by forcing the Groovy code to run in a sandbox.
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-653"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-10-20T20:08:22Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-20T15:15:33Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
}