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CVE-2021-29505GHSA-7CHV-RRW6-W6FC

XStream is vulnerable to a Remote Command Execution attack

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.4.17
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • x-stream xstream

    fixed in 1.4.17

  • com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstreamMaven

    fixed in 1.4.17

References 15

GitHub · x-stream/xstream

lists.apache.org

lists.debian.org

lists.fedoraproject.org

security.netapp.com

debian.org

oracle.com

x-stream.github.io