CVE-2021-21345 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-21345 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-2021-21345 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 who 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. 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: 5.8 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* HIGH
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* CHANGED

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

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-94
CWE Name: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ( Code Injection )
Source: x-stream

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).