CVE-2021-21343 XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Deletion on the local host when unmarshalling as long as the executing process has sufficient rights

2021-03-2223:40:34

CWE-73

CWE-502

GitHub_M

www.cve.org

xstream

arbitrary file deletion

cve-2021-21343

xml serialization

local host

unmarshalling

type information

security framework

whitelist

CVSS3

5.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

AI Score

8.6

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.005

Percentile

77.4%

JSON

XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is a vulnerability where the processed stream at unmarshalling time contains type information to recreate the formerly written objects. XStream creates therefore new instances based on these type information. An attacker can manipulate the processed input stream and replace or inject objects, that result in the deletion of a file on the local host. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setup XStream’s security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types. If you rely on XStream’s default blacklist of the Security Framework, you will have to use at least version 1.4.16.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "xstream",
    "vendor": "x-stream",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "< 1.4.16"
      }
    ]
  }
]