CVE-2025-58059: Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-w48j-pp7j-fj55",
  "modified" : "2025-08-28T18:52:30Z",
  "published" : "2025-08-28T16:46:10Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2025-58059" ],
  "summary" : "Valtimo scripting engine can be used to gain access to sensitive data or resources",
  "details" : "### Impact\nAny admin that can create or modify and execute process-definitions could gain access to sensitive data or resources.\n\nThis includes but is not limited to:\n- Running executables on the application host\n- Inspecting and extracting data from the host environment or application properties\n- Spring beans (application context, database pooling)\n\n### Attack requirements\nThe following conditions have to be met in order to perform this attack:\n- The user must be logged in\n- The user must have the admin role (ROLE_ADMIN), which is required to change process definitions\n- The user must have some knowledge about running scripts via a the Camunda/Operator engine\n\n### Patches\nVersion 12.16.0 and 13.1.2 have been patched. It is strongly advised to upgrade.\n\n### Workarounds\nIf no scripting is needed in any of the processes, it could be possible to disable it altogether via the `ProcessEngineConfiguration`:\n```\n@Component\nclass NoScriptEnginePlugin : ProcessEnginePlugin {\n    override fun preInit(processEngineConfiguration: ProcessEngineConfigurationImpl) {}\n\n    override fun postInit(processEngineConfiguration: ProcessEngineConfigurationImpl) {\n        processEngineConfiguration.scriptEngineResolver = null\n    }\n\n    override fun postProcessEngineBuild(processEngine: ProcessEngine) {}\n}\n```\nWarning: this workaround could lead to unexpected side-effects. Please test thoroughly.\n\n### References\n- Valtimo 12 and lower: [Camunda Scripting](https://docs.camunda.org/manual/latest/user-guide/process-engine/scripting/#custom-scriptengineresolver)\n- Valtimo 13 and higher: [Operaton Scripting](https://docs.operaton.org/docs/documentation/user-guide/process-engine/scripting)",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "Maven",
      "name" : "com.ritense.valtimo:core"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "12.16.0.RELEASE"
      } ]
    } ]
  }, {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "Maven",
      "name" : "com.ritense.valtimo:core"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "13.0.0.RELEASE"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "13.1.2.RELEASE"
      } ]
    } ]
  } ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/valtimo-platform/valtimo-backend-libraries/security/advisories/GHSA-w48j-pp7j-fj55"
  }, {
    "type" : "ADVISORY",
    "url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58059"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/valtimo-platform/valtimo-backend-libraries/commit/45eb60b0b2df5964fb9917295d0dceb1fff8dd85"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/valtimo-platform/valtimo-backend-libraries"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-200", "CWE-78" ],
    "severity" : "CRITICAL",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2025-08-28T16:46:10Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : "2025-08-28T18:15:33Z"
  }
}