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CVE-2021-39150

HIGHEPSS 88th pctl
8.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In affected versions this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to request data from internal resources that are not publicly available only by manipulating the processed input stream with a Java runtime version 14 to 8. 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 1.4.18.

How to fix

Remediation Available
libxstream-javaDebian
Fixed in:1.4.15-3+deb11u1CVE-2021-39150
Fixed in:1.4.18-1CVE-2021-39150
Fixed in:1.4.18-1CVE-2021-39150
Fixed in:1.4.18-1CVE-2021-39150
libxstream-javaUbuntu
Fixed in:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5946-1
Fixed in:1.4.8-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5946-1
Fixed in:1.4.11.1-1+deb10u4build0.18.04.1USN-5946-1
Fixed in:1.4.11.1-1ubuntu0.3USN-5946-1
Fixed in:1.4.18-2ubuntu0.1USN-5946-1
Fixed in:1.4.19-1ubuntu0.1USN-5946-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days
88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

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