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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-17570

An untrusted deserialization was found in the org.apache.xmlrpc.parser.XmlRpcResponseParser:addResult method of Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 49.3%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 49.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

An untrusted deserialization was found in the org.apache.xmlrpc.parser.XmlRpcResponseParser:addResult method of Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library. A malicious XML-RPC server could target a XML-RPC client causing it to execute arbitrary code. Apache XML-RPC is no longer maintained and this issue will not be fixed.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
49.29% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-502
Affected
apache/xml-rpc · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · fedoraproject/fedora · redhat/software collections
Source
security@apache.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.