CVE-2021-21351

Public on 2021-03-23
Modified on 2024-02-12
Description
XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is a vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to load and execute arbitrary code from a remote 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. If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the Security Framework, you will have to use at least version 1.4.16.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.0
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core xstream 2021-05-20 ALAS2-2021-1645 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N