VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2021-21350
In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is a vulnerability which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code only by manipulating the processed input stream.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 15.2%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.2%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is a vulnerability which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types. If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the Security Framework, you will have to use at least version 1.4.16.
- 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
- 15.23% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434, CWE-502
- Affected
- netapp/oncommand insight · apache/activemq · apache/jmeter · xstream/xstream · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · oracle/banking enterprise default management · oracle/banking platform · oracle/banking virtual account management · oracle/business activity monitoring · oracle/communications billing and revenue management elastic charging engine · oracle/communications policy management · oracle/communications unified inventory management · oracle/retail xstore point of service · oracle/webcenter portal · oracle/weblogic server
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- http://x-stream.github.io/changes.html#1.4.16Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-43gc-mjxg-gvrqThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8244fd0831db894d5e89911ded9c72196d395a90ae655414d23ed0dd%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3EIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ac71b047767205aa22e3a08cb33f3e0586de6b2fac48b425c6e16b0%40%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3EIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210430-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5004Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-21350.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://x-stream.github.io/security.html#workaroundMitigation, Third Party Advisory
- http://x-stream.github.io/changes.html#1.4.16Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-43gc-mjxg-gvrqThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8244fd0831db894d5e89911ded9c72196d395a90ae655414d23ed0dd%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3EIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ac71b047767205aa22e3a08cb33f3e0586de6b2fac48b425c6e16b0%40%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3EIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210430-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5004Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-21350.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://x-stream.github.io/security.html#workaroundMitigation, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.