CVE-2021-29505

XStream is vulnerable to a Remote Command Execution attack

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

XStream es un software para serializar objetos Java a XML y viceversa. Una vulnerabilidad en las versiones de XStream anteriores a la versión 1.4.17 puede permitir a un atacante remoto que tenga derechos suficientes ejecutar comandos del host sólo manipulando el flujo de entrada procesado. Ningún usuario que haya seguido la recomendación de configurar el marco de seguridad de XStream con una lista blanca limitada a los tipos mínimos necesarios está afectado. La vulnerabilidad está parcheada en la versión 1.4.17

A flaw was found in XStream. By manipulating the processed input stream, a remote attacker may be able to obtain sufficient rights to execute commands. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-03-30 CVE Reserved
2021-05-28 CVE Published
2021-06-08 First Exploit
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-10-31 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

CAPEC

References (16)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ee51debf7fd184b6a6b020dc31df25118b0aa612885f12fbe77f04f%40%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00004.html	Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0007	Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html	X_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/MyBlackManba/CVE-2021-29505	2021-06-08

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/24fac82191292c6ae25f94508d28b9823f83624f	2023-11-07
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html	2023-11-07
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB	2023-11-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5004	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29505	2022-07-07
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966735	2022-07-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Xstream Project Search vendor "Xstream Project"		Xstream Search vendor "Xstream Project" for product "Xstream"				< 1.4.17 Search vendor "Xstream Project" for product "Xstream" and version " < 1.4.17"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				33 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "33"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				34 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "34"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				35 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "35"		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Snapmanager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Snapmanager"				-		oracle		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Snapmanager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Snapmanager"				-		sap		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Banking Cash Management Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Cash Management"				14.2 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Cash Management" and version "14.2"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Banking Cash Management Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Cash Management"				14.3 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Cash Management" and version "14.3"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Banking Cash Management Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Cash Management"				14.5 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Cash Management" and version "14.5"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Banking Corporate Lending Process Management Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Corporate Lending Process Management"				14.2.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Corporate Lending Process Management" and version "14.2.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Banking Corporate Lending Process Management Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Corporate Lending Process Management"				14.3.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Corporate Lending Process Management" and version "14.3.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Banking Corporate Lending Process Management Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Corporate Lending Process Management"				14.5.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Corporate Lending Process Management" and version "14.5.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Banking Credit Facilities Process Management Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Credit Facilities Process Management"				14.2.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Credit Facilities Process Management" and version "14.2.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Banking Credit Facilities Process Management Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Credit Facilities Process Management"				14.3.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Credit Facilities Process Management" and version "14.3.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Banking Credit Facilities Process Management Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Credit Facilities Process Management"				14.5.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Credit Facilities Process Management" and version "14.5.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Banking Supply Chain Finance Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Supply Chain Finance"				14.2.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Supply Chain Finance" and version "14.2.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Banking Trade Finance Process Management Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Trade Finance Process Management"				14.5.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Banking Trade Finance Process Management" and version "14.5.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Business Activity Monitoring Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Business Activity Monitoring"				11.1.1.9.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Business Activity Monitoring" and version "11.1.1.9.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Business Activity Monitoring Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Business Activity Monitoring"				12.2.1.3.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Business Activity Monitoring" and version "12.2.1.3.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Business Activity Monitoring Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Business Activity Monitoring"				12.2.1.4.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Business Activity Monitoring" and version "12.2.1.4.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Communications Brm - Elastic Charging Engine Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Brm - Elastic Charging Engine"				11.3 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Brm - Elastic Charging Engine" and version "11.3"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Communications Brm - Elastic Charging Engine Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Brm - Elastic Charging Engine"				12.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Brm - Elastic Charging Engine" and version "12.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Communications Unified Inventory Management Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Unified Inventory Management"				7.3.4 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Unified Inventory Management" and version "7.3.4"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Communications Unified Inventory Management Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Unified Inventory Management"				7.3.5 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Unified Inventory Management" and version "7.3.5"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Communications Unified Inventory Management Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Unified Inventory Management"				7.4.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Unified Inventory Management" and version "7.4.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Communications Unified Inventory Management Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Unified Inventory Management"				7.4.1 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Unified Inventory Management" and version "7.4.1"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Communications Unified Inventory Management Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Unified Inventory Management"				7.4.2 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Unified Inventory Management" and version "7.4.2"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Enterprise Manager Ops Center Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Enterprise Manager Ops Center"				12.4.0.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Enterprise Manager Ops Center" and version "12.4.0.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Retail Xstore Point Of Service Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Retail Xstore Point Of Service"				16.0.6 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Retail Xstore Point Of Service" and version "16.0.6"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Retail Xstore Point Of Service Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Retail Xstore Point Of Service"				17.0.4 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Retail Xstore Point Of Service" and version "17.0.4"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Retail Xstore Point Of Service Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Retail Xstore Point Of Service"				18.0.3 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Retail Xstore Point Of Service" and version "18.0.3"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Retail Xstore Point Of Service Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Retail Xstore Point Of Service"				19.0.2 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Retail Xstore Point Of Service" and version "19.0.2"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Retail Xstore Point Of Service Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Retail Xstore Point Of Service"				20.0.1 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Retail Xstore Point Of Service" and version "20.0.1"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Webcenter Portal Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Webcenter Portal"				12.2.1.3.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Webcenter Portal" and version "12.2.1.3.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Webcenter Portal Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Webcenter Portal"				12.2.1.4.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Webcenter Portal" and version "12.2.1.4.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Webcenter Sites Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Webcenter Sites"				12.2.1.3.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Webcenter Sites" and version "12.2.1.3.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Webcenter Sites Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Webcenter Sites"				12.2.1.4.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Webcenter Sites" and version "12.2.1.4.0"		-		Affected