High severity · published Aug 23, 2021
CVE-2021-39153
XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack
8.5
CVSS
4.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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, if using the version out of the box with Java runtime version 14 to 8 or with JavaFX installed. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types. XStream 1.4.18 uses no longer a blacklist by default, since it cannot be secured for general purpose.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.5% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XS
xstream · x-stream
< 1.4.18 · source: vendor, NVD
BA
CU
Communications Unified Inventory Management · Oracle
7.3.4; 7.3.5; 7.4.0; 7.4.1; 7.4.2 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0; 10.0; 11.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
33; 34; 35 · source: NVD
SN
Snapmanager · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
UF
Utilities Framework · Oracle
4.2.0.2.0; 4.2.0.3.0; 4.3.0.1.0; 4.3.0.6.0; 4.4.0.0.0; 4.4.0.2.0; +1 more · source: NVD
UT