CVE-2020-12835
An issue was discovered in SmartBear ReadyAPI SoapUI Pro 3.2.5. Due to unsafe use of an Java RMI...
CVE-2020-12835 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Smartbear Readyapi, published May 20, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.3%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 13.3%EPSS, 96th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used 9.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-12835- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-12835- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-5117No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-5117- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xw54-8wpc-6rq2No score
An issue was discovered in SmartBear ReadyAPI SoapUI Pro 3.2.5. Due to unsafe use of an Java RMI...
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.
- Record
GHSA-xw54-8wpc-6rq2- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
syss.de/pentest-blog
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/38
packetstormsecurity.com/files/157772/Protection-Licensing-Toolkit-ReadyAPI-3.2.5-Code-Execution-Deserialization.html
syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2019-039.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12835
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xw54-8wpc-6rq2