A deserialization flaw is present in Taoensso Nippy before 2.14.2. In some circumstances, it is possible for an attacker to create a malicious payload that, when deserialized, will allow arbitrary code to be executed. This occurs because there is automatic use of the Java Serializable interface.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-24164
Reference (s):
- https://github.com/ptaoussanis/nippy/issues/130