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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.5 High

CVE-2021-29505

XStream is vulnerable to a Remote Command Execution attack

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
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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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

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  • < 1.4.17affected

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