XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack
CVE-2021-21346

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

X-stream

Status
Xstream
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 March 2021

What is CVE-2021-21346?

XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is a vulnerability which may allow a remote attacker to load and execute arbitrary code from a remote host only by manipulating the processed input stream. 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.

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Affected Version(s)

xstream < 1.4.16

References

https://x-stream.github.io/security.html#workaround
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http://x-stream.github.io/changes.html#1.4.16
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https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/G...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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