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HistoryMay 28, 2021 - 9:00 p.m.

CVE-2021-29505 XStream is vulnerable to a Remote Command Execution attack

2021-05-2821:00:19
CWE-94
CWE-502
GitHub_M
www.cve.org
5
xstream
remote command execution
vulnerability
java
xml
patched
attack

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.047

Percentile

92.7%

XStream is software for serializing Java objects to XML and back again. A vulnerability in XStream versions prior to 1.4.17 may allow a remote attacker has sufficient rights to execute commands of the host only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user who followed the recommendation to setup XStream’s security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types is affected. The vulnerability is patched in version 1.4.17.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "xstream",
    "vendor": "x-stream",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "< 1.4.17"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.047

Percentile

92.7%