VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-29505
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability77.23%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-05-28
Last modified2026-10-07
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- security-advisories@github.com: CWE-94
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-502
Primary references
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com
- security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com
- security-advisories@github.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com
- security-advisories@github.com
- security-advisories@github.com
- security-advisories@github.com
- security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory