CVE-2021-29505
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 77.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 77.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 77.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-94 · Code injection
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Xstream < 1.4.17
- Debian Linux 9.0
- Debian Linux 10.0
- Debian Linux 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora 33
- Fedoraproject Fedora 34
- Fedoraproject Fedora 35
- Netapp Snapmanager
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/24fac82191292c6ae25f94508d28b9823f83624f
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/f0c4a8d861b68ffc3119cfbbbd632deee624e227
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/24fac82191292c6ae25f94508d28b9823f83624f
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
References
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/24fac82191292c6ae25f94508d28b9823f83624f
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/f0c4a8d861b68ffc3119cfbbbd632deee624e227
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ee51debf7fd184b6a6b020dc31df25118b0aa612885f12fbe77f04f@%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00004.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0007
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5004
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-29505.html
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/24fac82191292c6ae25f94508d28b9823f83624f
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ee51debf7fd184b6a6b020dc31df25118b0aa612885f12fbe77f04f%40%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00004.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0007/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5004
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html