CVE-2021-21344 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-21344 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 22/03/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: GitHub_M | Vendor: x-stream | Product: xstream
Status : PUBLISHED

CVE-2021-21344 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 which 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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 5.3 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* HIGH
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* NONE
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* NONE

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-434
CWE Name: CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Source: x-stream

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).