Severity
8.8HIGH
EPSS
0.8%
top 25.33%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 23
Latest updateMar 13

Description

XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In affected versions this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to load and execute arbitrary code from a remote host only by manipulating the processed input stream. A user is only affected if using the version out of the box with JDK 1.7u21 or below. However, this scenario can be adjusted easily to an external Xalan that works regardless of the version of the Java runtime. No user is affected, who followed the recommen

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 6.0

Affected Packages15 packages

Debianlibxstream-java< 1.4.15-3+deb11u1+3
NVDxstream/xstream< 1.4.18
CVEListV5x-stream/xstream< 1.4.18
NVDoracle/utilities_framework7 versions+6

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 11.0, 9.0, Fedora 33, 34, 35

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

5
OSV
libxstream-java vulnerabilities2023-03-13
OSV
XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack2021-08-25
GHSA
XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack2021-08-25
CVEList
XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack2021-08-23
OSV
CVE-2021-39139: XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again2021-08-23

📋Vendor Advisories

6
Ubuntu
XStream vulnerabilities2023-03-13
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Fusion Middleware Risk Matrix: Security Framework (XStream) — CVE-2021-391392022-07-15
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Commerce Risk Matrix: Content Acquisition System (XStream) — CVE-2021-391392022-04-15
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Communications Applications Risk Matrix: Updater (XStream) — CVE-2021-391392022-01-15
Red Hat
xstream: Arbitrary code execution via unsafe deserialization of Xalan xsltc.trax.TemplatesImpl2021-08-22