XStream is vulnerable to a Remote Command Execution attack
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.
CVE-2021-29505
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2021-29505
xstream
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "x-stream",
"product": "xstream",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "< 1.4.17"
}
]
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2021-29505
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #12226 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date