CVE-2023-39913
Apache UIMA Java SDK Core, Apache UIMA Java SDK CPE, Apache UIMA Java SDK Vinci adapter, Apache UIMA Java SDK tools: Potential untrusted code execution when deserializing certain binary CAS formats
Deserialization of Untrusted Data, Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache UIMA Java SDK, Apache UIMA Java SDK, Apache UIMA Java SDK, Apache UIMA Java SDK.This issue affects Apache UIMA Java SDK: before 3.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.0, which fixes the issue.
There are several locations in the code where serialized Java objects are deserialized without verifying the data. This affects in particular:
- the deserialization of a Java-serialized CAS, but also other binary CAS formats that include TSI information using the CasIOUtils class;
- the CAS Editor Eclipse plugin which uses the the CasIOUtils class to load data;
- the deserialization of a Java-serialized CAS of the Vinci Analysis Engine service which can receive using Java-serialized CAS objects over network connections;
- the CasAnnotationViewerApplet and the CasTreeViewerApplet;
- the checkpointing feature of the CPE module.
Note that the UIMA framework by default does not start any remotely accessible services (i.e. Vinci) that would be vulnerable to this issue. A user or developer would need to make an active choice to start such a service. However, users or developers may use the CasIOUtils in their own applications and services to parse serialized CAS data. They are affected by this issue unless they ensure that the data passed to CasIOUtils is not a serialized Java object.
When using Vinci or using CasIOUtils in own services/applications, the unrestricted deserialization of Java-serialized CAS files may allow arbitrary (remote) code execution.
As a remedy, it is possible to set up a global or context-specific ObjectInputFilter (cf. https://openjdk.org/jeps/290 and https://openjdk.org/jeps/415 ) if running UIMA on a Java version that supports it.
Note that Java 1.8 does not support the ObjectInputFilter, so there is no remedy when running on this out-of-support platform. An upgrade to a recent Java version is strongly recommended if you need to secure an UIMA version that is affected by this issue.
To mitigate the issue on a Java 9+ platform, you can configure a filter pattern through the "jdk.serialFilter" system property using a semicolon as a separator:
To allow deserializing Java-serialized binary CASes, add the classes:
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASCompleteSerializer
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASMgrSerializer
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASSerializer
- java.lang.String
To allow deserializing CPE Checkpoint data, add the following classes (and any custom classes your application uses to store its checkpoints):
- org.apache.uima.collection.impl.cpm.CheckpointData
- org.apache.uima.util.ProcessTrace
- org.apache.uima.util.impl.ProcessTrace_impl
- org.apache.uima.collection.base_cpm.SynchPoint
Make sure to use "!*" as the final component to the filter pattern to disallow deserialization of any classes not listed in the pattern.
Apache UIMA 3.5.0 uses tightly scoped ObjectInputFilters when reading Java-serialized data depending on the type of data being expected. Configuring a global filter is not necessary with this version.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
Deserialization of Untrusted Data, Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache UIMA Java SDK, Apache UIMA Java SDK, Apache UIMA Java SDK, Apache UIMA Java SDK.This issue affects Apache UIMA Java SDK: before 3.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.0, which fixes the issue.
There are several locations in the code where serialized Java objects are deserialized without verifying the data. This affects in particular:
- the deserialization of a Java-serialized CAS, but also other binary CAS formats that include TSI information using the CasIOUtils class;
- the CAS Editor Eclipse plugin which uses the the CasIOUtils class to load data;
- the deserialization of a Java-serialized CAS of the Vinci Analysis Engine service which can receive using Java-serialized CAS objects over network connections;
- the CasAnnotationViewerApplet and the CasTreeViewerApplet;
- the checkpointing feature of the CPE module.
Note that the UIMA framework by default does not start any remotely accessible services (i.e. Vinci) that would be vulnerable to this issue. A user or developer would need to make an active choice to start such a service. However, users or developers may use the CasIOUtils in their own applications and services to parse serialized CAS data. They are affected by this issue unless they ensure that the data passed to CasIOUtils is not a serialized Java object.
When using Vinci or using CasIOUtils in own services/applications, the unrestricted deserialization of Java-serialized CAS files may allow arbitrary (remote) code execution.
As a remedy, it is possible to set up a global or context-specific ObjectInputFilter (cf. https://openjdk.org/jeps/290 and https://openjdk.org/jeps/415 ) if running UIMA on a Java version that supports it.
Note that Java 1.8 does not support the ObjectInputFilter, so there is no remedy when running on this out-of-support platform. An upgrade to a recent Java version is strongly recommended if you need to secure an UIMA version that is affected by this issue.
To mitigate the issue on a Java 9+ platform, you can configure a filter pattern through the "jdk.serialFilter" system property using a semicolon as a separator:
To allow deserializing Java-serialized binary CASes, add the classes:
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASCompleteSerializer
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASMgrSerializer
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASSerializer
- java.lang.String
To allow deserializing CPE Checkpoint data, add the following classes (and any custom classes your application uses to store its checkpoints):
- org.apache.uima.collection.impl.cpm.CheckpointData
- org.apache.uima.util.ProcessTrace
- org.apache.uima.util.impl.ProcessTrace_impl
- org.apache.uima.collection.base_cpm.SynchPoint
Make sure to use "!*" as the final component to the filter pattern to disallow deserialization of any classes not listed in the pattern.
Apache UIMA 3.5.0 uses tightly scoped ObjectInputFilters when reading Java-serialized data depending on the type of data being expected. Configuring a global filter is not necessary with this version.
- Record
CVE-2023-39913- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
8.8
Apache UIMA Java SDK Core, Apache UIMA Java SDK CPE, Apache UIMA Java SDK Vinci adapter, Apache UIMA Java SDK tools: Potential untrusted code execution when deserializing certain binary CAS formats
Deserialization of Untrusted Data, Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache UIMA Java SDK, Apache UIMA Java SDK, Apache UIMA Java SDK, Apache UIMA Java SDK.This issue affects Apache UIMA Java SDK: before 3.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.0, which fixes the issue.
There are several locations in the code where serialized Java objects are deserialized without verifying the data. This affects in particular:
- the deserialization of a Java-serialized CAS, but also other binary CAS formats that include TSI information using the CasIOUtils class;
- the CAS Editor Eclipse plugin which uses the the CasIOUtils class to load data;
- the deserialization of a Java-serialized CAS of the Vinci Analysis Engine service which can receive using Java-serialized CAS objects over network connections;
- the CasAnnotationViewerApplet and the CasTreeViewerApplet;
- the checkpointing feature of the CPE module.
Note that the UIMA framework by default does not start any remotely accessible services (i.e. Vinci) that would be vulnerable to this issue. A user or developer would need to make an active choice to start such a service. However, users or developers may use the CasIOUtils in their own applications and services to parse serialized CAS data. They are affected by this issue unless they ensure that the data passed to CasIOUtils is not a serialized Java object.
When using Vinci or using CasIOUtils in own services/applications, the unrestricted deserialization of Java-serialized CAS files may allow arbitrary (remote) code execution.
As a remedy, it is possible to set up a global or context-specific ObjectInputFilter (cf. https://openjdk.org/jeps/290 and https://openjdk.org/jeps/415 ) if running UIMA on a Java version that supports it.
Note that Java 1.8 does not support the ObjectInputFilter, so there is no remedy when running on this out-of-support platform. An upgrade to a recent Java version is strongly recommended if you need to secure an UIMA version that is affected by this issue.
To mitigate the issue on a Java 9+ platform, you can configure a filter pattern through the "jdk.serialFilter" system property using a semicolon as a separator:
To allow deserializing Java-serialized binary CASes, add the classes:
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASCompleteSerializer
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASMgrSerializer
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASSerializer
- java.lang.String
To allow deserializing CPE Checkpoint data, add the following classes (and any custom classes your application uses to store its checkpoints):
- org.apache.uima.collection.impl.cpm.CheckpointData
- org.apache.uima.util.ProcessTrace
- org.apache.uima.util.impl.ProcessTrace_impl
- org.apache.uima.collection.base_cpm.SynchPoint
Make sure to use "!*" as the final component to the filter pattern to disallow deserialization of any classes not listed in the pattern.
Apache UIMA 3.5.0 uses tightly scoped ObjectInputFilters when reading Java-serialized data depending on the type of data being expected. Configuring a global filter is not necessary with this version.
- Record
CVE-2023-39913- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502, CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2891
8.8
Deserialization of Untrusted Data, Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache UIMA Java SDK, Apache UIMA Java SDK, Apache UIMA Java SDK, Apache UIMA Java SDK.This issue affects Apache UIMA Java SDK: before 3.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.0, which fixes the issue.
There are several locations in the code where serialized Java objects are deserialized without verifying the data. This affects in particular:
- the deserialization of a Java-serialized CAS, but also other binary CAS formats that include TSI information using the CasIOUtils class;
- the CAS Editor Eclipse plugin which uses the the CasIOUtils class to load data;
- the deserialization of a Java-serialized CAS of the Vinci Analysis Engine service which can receive using Java-serialized CAS objects over network connections;
- the CasAnnotationViewerApplet and the CasTreeViewerApplet;
- the checkpointing feature of the CPE module.
Note that the UIMA framework by default does not start any remotely accessible services (i.e. Vinci) that would be vulnerable to this issue. A user or developer would need to make an active choice to start such a service. However, users or developers may use the CasIOUtils in their own applications and services to parse serialized CAS data. They are affected by this issue unless they ensure that the data passed to CasIOUtils is not a serialized Java object.
When using Vinci or using CasIOUtils in own services/applications, the unrestricted deserialization of Java-serialized CAS files may allow arbitrary (remote) code execution.
As a remedy, it is possible to set up a global or context-specific ObjectInputFilter (cf. https://openjdk.org/jeps/290 and https://openjdk.org/jeps/415 ) if running UIMA on a Java version that supports it.
Note that Java 1.8 does not support the ObjectInputFilter, so there is no remedy when running on this out-of-support platform. An upgrade to a recent Java version is strongly recommended if you need to secure an UIMA version that is affected by this issue.
To mitigate the issue on a Java 9+ platform, you can configure a filter pattern through the "jdk.serialFilter" system property using a semicolon as a separator:
To allow deserializing Java-serialized binary CASes, add the classes:
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASCompleteSerializer
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASMgrSerializer
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASSerializer
- java.lang.String
To allow deserializing CPE Checkpoint data, add the following classes (and any custom classes your application uses to store its checkpoints):
- org.apache.uima.collection.impl.cpm.CheckpointData
- org.apache.uima.util.ProcessTrace
- org.apache.uima.util.impl.ProcessTrace_impl
- org.apache.uima.collection.base_cpm.SynchPoint
Make sure to use "!*" as the final component to the filter pattern to disallow deserialization of any classes not listed in the pattern.
Apache UIMA 3.5.0 uses tightly scoped ObjectInputFilters when reading Java-serialized data depending on the type of data being expected. Configuring a global filter is not necessary with this version.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2891- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5r8j-qmcm-7g7q
8.8
Apache UIMA Java SDK Deserialization of Untrusted Data, Improper Input Validation vulnerability
Deserialization of Untrusted Data, Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache UIMA Java SDK. This issue affects Apache UIMA Java SDK before 3.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.0, which fixes the issue.
There are several locations in the code where serialized Java objects are deserialized without verifying the data. This affects in particular:
- the deserialization of a Java-serialized CAS, but also other binary CAS formats that include TSI information using the CasIOUtils class;
- the CAS Editor Eclipse plugin which uses the the CasIOUtils class to load data;
- the deserialization of a Java-serialized CAS of the Vinci Analysis Engine service which can receive using Java-serialized CAS objects over network connections;
- the CasAnnotationViewerApplet and the CasTreeViewerApplet;
- the checkpointing feature of the CPE module.
Note that the UIMA framework by default does not start any remotely accessible services (i.e. Vinci) that would be vulnerable to this issue. A user or developer would need to make an active choice to start such a service. However, users or developers may use the CasIOUtils in their own applications and services to parse serialized CAS data. They are affected by this issue unless they ensure that the data passed to CasIOUtils is not a serialized Java object.
When using Vinci or using CasIOUtils in own services/applications, the unrestricted deserialization of Java-serialized CAS files may allow arbitrary (remote) code execution.
As a remedy, it is possible to set up a global or context-specific ObjectInputFilter (cf. https://openjdk.org/jeps/290 and https://openjdk.org/jeps/415 ) if running UIMA on a Java version that supports it.
Note that Java 1.8 does not support the ObjectInputFilter, so there is no remedy when running on this out-of-support platform. An upgrade to a recent Java version is strongly recommended if you need to secure an UIMA version that is affected by this issue.
To mitigate the issue on a Java 9+ platform, you can configure a filter pattern through the "jdk.serialFilter" system property using a semicolon as a separator:
To allow deserializing Java-serialized binary CASes, add the classes:
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASCompleteSerializer
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASMgrSerializer
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASSerializer
- java.lang.String
To allow deserializing CPE Checkpoint data, add the following classes (and any custom classes your application uses to store its checkpoints):
- org.apache.uima.collection.impl.cpm.CheckpointData
- org.apache.uima.util.ProcessTrace
- org.apache.uima.util.impl.ProcessTrace_impl
- org.apache.uima.collection.base_cpm.SynchPoint
Make sure to use "!*" as the final component to the filter pattern to disallow deserialization of any classes not listed in the pattern.
Apache UIMA 3.5.0 uses tightly scoped ObjectInputFilters when reading Java-serialized data depending on the type of data being expected. Configuring a global filter is not necessary with this version.
- Record
GHSA-5r8j-qmcm-7g7q- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.8
Apache UIMA Java SDK Core, Apache UIMA Java SDK CPE, Apache UIMA Java SDK Vinci adapter, Apache UIMA Java SDK tools: Potential untrusted code execution when deserializing certain binary CAS formats
Deserialization of Untrusted Data, Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache UIMA Java SDK, Apache UIMA Java SDK, Apache UIMA Java SDK, Apache UIMA Java SDK.This issue affects Apache UIMA Java SDK: before 3.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.0, which fixes the issue.
There are several locations in the code where serialized Java objects are deserialized without verifying the data. This affects in particular:
- the deserialization of a Java-serialized CAS, but also other binary CAS formats that include TSI information using the CasIOUtils class;
- the CAS Editor Eclipse plugin which uses the the CasIOUtils class to load data;
- the deserialization of a Java-serialized CAS of the Vinci Analysis Engine service which can receive using Java-serialized CAS objects over network connections;
- the CasAnnotationViewerApplet and the CasTreeViewerApplet;
- the checkpointing feature of the CPE module.
Note that the UIMA framework by default does not start any remotely accessible services (i.e. Vinci) that would be vulnerable to this issue. A user or developer would need to make an active choice to start such a service. However, users or developers may use the CasIOUtils in their own applications and services to parse serialized CAS data. They are affected by this issue unless they ensure that the data passed to CasIOUtils is not a serialized Java object.
When using Vinci or using CasIOUtils in own services/applications, the unrestricted deserialization of Java-serialized CAS files may allow arbitrary (remote) code execution.
As a remedy, it is possible to set up a global or context-specific ObjectInputFilter (cf. https://openjdk.org/jeps/290 and https://openjdk.org/jeps/415 ) if running UIMA on a Java version that supports it.
Note that Java 1.8 does not support the ObjectInputFilter, so there is no remedy when running on this out-of-support platform. An upgrade to a recent Java version is strongly recommended if you need to secure an UIMA version that is affected by this issue.
To mitigate the issue on a Java 9+ platform, you can configure a filter pattern through the "jdk.serialFilter" system property using a semicolon as a separator:
To allow deserializing Java-serialized binary CASes, add the classes:
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASCompleteSerializer
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASMgrSerializer
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASSerializer
- java.lang.String
To allow deserializing CPE Checkpoint data, add the following classes (and any custom classes your application uses to store its checkpoints):
- org.apache.uima.collection.impl.cpm.CheckpointData
- org.apache.uima.util.ProcessTrace
- org.apache.uima.util.impl.ProcessTrace_impl
- org.apache.uima.collection.base_cpm.SynchPoint
Make sure to use "!*" as the final component to the filter pattern to disallow deserialization of any classes not listed in the pattern.
Apache UIMA 3.5.0 uses tightly scoped ObjectInputFilters when reading Java-serialized data depending on the type of data being expected. Configuring a global filter is not necessary with this version.
- Record
CVE-2023-39913- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5r8j-qmcm-7g7q
8.8
Apache UIMA Java SDK Deserialization of Untrusted Data, Improper Input Validation vulnerability
Deserialization of Untrusted Data, Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache UIMA Java SDK. This issue affects Apache UIMA Java SDK before 3.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.0, which fixes the issue.
There are several locations in the code where serialized Java objects are deserialized without verifying the data. This affects in particular:
- the deserialization of a Java-serialized CAS, but also other binary CAS formats that include TSI information using the CasIOUtils class;
- the CAS Editor Eclipse plugin which uses the the CasIOUtils class to load data;
- the deserialization of a Java-serialized CAS of the Vinci Analysis Engine service which can receive using Java-serialized CAS objects over network connections;
- the CasAnnotationViewerApplet and the CasTreeViewerApplet;
- the checkpointing feature of the CPE module.
Note that the UIMA framework by default does not start any remotely accessible services (i.e. Vinci) that would be vulnerable to this issue. A user or developer would need to make an active choice to start such a service. However, users or developers may use the CasIOUtils in their own applications and services to parse serialized CAS data. They are affected by this issue unless they ensure that the data passed to CasIOUtils is not a serialized Java object.
When using Vinci or using CasIOUtils in own services/applications, the unrestricted deserialization of Java-serialized CAS files may allow arbitrary (remote) code execution.
As a remedy, it is possible to set up a global or context-specific ObjectInputFilter (cf. https://openjdk.org/jeps/290 and https://openjdk.org/jeps/415 ) if running UIMA on a Java version that supports it.
Note that Java 1.8 does not support the ObjectInputFilter, so there is no remedy when running on this out-of-support platform. An upgrade to a recent Java version is strongly recommended if you need to secure an UIMA version that is affected by this issue.
To mitigate the issue on a Java 9+ platform, you can configure a filter pattern through the "jdk.serialFilter" system property using a semicolon as a separator:
To allow deserializing Java-serialized binary CASes, add the classes:
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASCompleteSerializer
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASMgrSerializer
- org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASSerializer
- java.lang.String
To allow deserializing CPE Checkpoint data, add the following classes (and any custom classes your application uses to store its checkpoints):
- org.apache.uima.collection.impl.cpm.CheckpointData
- org.apache.uima.util.ProcessTrace
- org.apache.uima.util.impl.ProcessTrace_impl
- org.apache.uima.collection.base_cpm.SynchPoint
Make sure to use "!*" as the final component to the filter pattern to disallow deserialization of any classes not listed in the pattern.
Apache UIMA 3.5.0 uses tightly scoped ObjectInputFilters when reading Java-serialized data depending on the type of data being expected. Configuring a global filter is not necessary with this version.
- Record
GHSA-5r8j-qmcm-7g7q- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13471-1 No score
jcasgen-maven-plugin-3.5.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the jcasgen-maven-plugin-3.5.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13471-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.uima:uimajMaven |
before 3.5.0 | 3.5.0 |
org.apache.uima:uimajMaven |
before 3.5.0, plus listed versions 2.3.1 |
3.5.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-39913 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apache Software Foundation Uima Java Sdk Core, published November 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.48%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.uima:uimaj 3.5.0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/lw30f4qlq3mhkhpljj16qw4fot3rg7v4
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/08/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39913
github.com/apache/uima-uimaj/releases/tag/rel%2Fuimaj-3.5.0
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5r8j-qmcm-7g7q
repo.maven.apache.org/maven2
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/39xxx/CVE-2023-39913.json
github.com/apache/uima-uimaj
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39913