CVE-2021-21351

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
x-streamxstream< 1.4.16affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-434: CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
  • CWE-502: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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