CVE-2021-29505 (GCVE-0-2021-29505)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-28 21:00 – Updated: 2025-05-29 23:30
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Title
XStream is vulnerable to a Remote Command Execution attack
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.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
  • CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
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Impacted products
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x-stream xstream Affected: < 1.4.17
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