Security News > 2022 > December > Researchers Disclose Critical RCE Vulnerability Affecting Quarkus Java Framework

A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in the Quarkus Java framework that could be potentially exploited to achieve remote code execution on affected systems.

"The vulnerability is found in the Dev UI Config Editor, which is vulnerable to drive-by localhost attacks that could lead to remote-code execution," Contrast Security researcher Joseph Beeton, who reported the bug, said in a write-up.

Quarkus, developed by Red Hat, is an open source project that's used for creating Java applications in containerized and serverless environments.

It's worth pointing out that the issue only impacts developers who are running Quarkus and are tricked into visiting a specially crafted website, which is embedded with malicious JavaScript code designed to install or execute arbitrary payloads.

The problem identified by Contrast Security lies in the fact that the JavaScript code hosted on a malware-laced website can be weaponized to modify the Quarkus application configuration via an HTTP POST request to trigger code execution.

"While it only affects Dev Mode, the impact is still high, as it could lead to an attacker getting local access to your development box," Quarkus noted in an independent advisory.

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