CVE-2021-39144 - XStream XStream
AI Vulnerability ContextXStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In affected versions this 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. XStream 1.4.18 uses no long...
Overview
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XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In affected versions this 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. XStream 1.4.18 uses no longer a blacklist by default, since it cannot be secured for general purpose.
Vulnerability status
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- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-39144
- Vendor/project
- XStream
- Product
- XStream
- Vulnerability name
- XStream Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Date added
- 2023-03-10
- Due date
- 2023-03-31
- Known ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
- CVSS v3
- 8.5
Exploit context
What the vulnerability is about.
XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In affected versions this 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. XStream 1.4.18 uses no longer a blacklist by default, since it cannot be secured for general purpose.
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