CVE-2021-29505CWE-502CWE-94insecure-deserializationcode-injection

CVE-2021-29505

High · published May 29, 2021

Patch now

High probability of exploitation

CVSS calls it high at 7.5. It sits in the 99.6th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
77%
Percentile
99.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.77232 · 99.6th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data; CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2021-05-29T01:15Z
Affected products (42)
ProductVersionsFixed in
xstream/xstream< 1.4.171.4.17
debian/debian_linuxall versions—
debian/debian_linuxall versions—
debian/debian_linuxall versions—
fedoraproject/fedoraall versions—
fedoraproject/fedoraall versions—
fedoraproject/fedoraall versions—
netapp/snapmanagerall versions—
netapp/snapmanagerall versions—
oracle/banking_cash_managementall versions—
oracle/banking_cash_managementall versions—
oracle/banking_cash_managementall versions—
oracle/banking_corporate_lending_process_managementall versions—
oracle/banking_corporate_lending_process_managementall versions—
oracle/banking_corporate_lending_process_managementall versions—
oracle/banking_credit_facilities_process_managementall versions—
oracle/banking_credit_facilities_process_managementall versions—
oracle/banking_credit_facilities_process_managementall versions—
oracle/banking_supply_chain_financeall versions—
oracle/banking_trade_finance_process_managementall versions—
oracle/business_activity_monitoringall versions—
oracle/business_activity_monitoringall versions—
oracle/business_activity_monitoringall versions—
oracle/communications_brm_-_elastic_charging_engineall versions—
oracle/communications_brm_-_elastic_charging_engineall versions—
oracle/communications_unified_inventory_managementall versions—
oracle/communications_unified_inventory_managementall versions—
oracle/communications_unified_inventory_managementall versions—
oracle/communications_unified_inventory_managementall versions—
oracle/communications_unified_inventory_managementall versions—
oracle/enterprise_manager_ops_centerall versions—
oracle/retail_customer_insightsall versions—
oracle/retail_customer_insightsall versions—
oracle/retail_xstore_point_of_serviceall versions—
oracle/retail_xstore_point_of_serviceall versions—
oracle/retail_xstore_point_of_serviceall versions—
oracle/retail_xstore_point_of_serviceall versions—
oracle/retail_xstore_point_of_serviceall versions—
oracle/webcenter_portalall versions—
oracle/webcenter_portalall versions—
oracle/webcenter_sitesall versions—
oracle/webcenter_sitesall versions—
References (28)
https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/24fac82191292c6ae25f94508d28b9823f83624f · [email protected]https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/f0c4a8d861b68ffc3119cfbbbd632deee624e227 · [email protected]https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc · [email protected]https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ee51debf7fd184b6a6b020dc31df25118b0aa612885f12fbe77f04f@%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E · [email protected]https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00004.html · [email protected]https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP · [email protected]https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7 · [email protected]https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB · [email protected]https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0007 · [email protected]https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5004 · [email protected]https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html · [email protected]https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html · [email protected]https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html · [email protected]https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html · [email protected]https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-29505.html · [email protected]https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/24fac82191292c6ae25f94508d28b9823f83624f · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ee51debf7fd184b6a6b020dc31df25118b0aa612885f12fbe77f04f%40%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00004.html · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP/ · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7/ · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB/ · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0007/ · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5004 · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAY 21:00Z
    XStream is vulnerable to a Remote Command Execution attack
    cvelistv5