GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc XStream is vulnerable to a Remote Command Execution attack

HIGH Published 2021-05-18 Modified 2025-05-30 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2021-29505
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-502, CWE-74, CWE-94
Reviewed
2021-05-18

Affected packages

• Maven com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream: < 1.4.17 → fixed in 1.4.17

Description

Impact The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker has sufficient rights to execute commands of the host 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. Patches If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the Security Framework, you will have to use at least version 1.4.17. Workarounds See workarounds for the different versions covering all CVEs. References See full information about the nature of the vulnerability and the steps to reproduce it in XStream's documentation for CVE-2021-29505. Credits V3geB1rd, white hat hacker from Tencent Security Response Center found and reported the issue to XStream and provided the required information to reproduce it. For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: • Open an issue in XStream • Email us at XStream Google Group

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2021-29505 XStream is software for serializing Java objects to XML and back again. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (3)

  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data weakness
  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness

References