2021-39146 | XStream Security Framework deserialization

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A vulnerability has been found in XStream up to 1.4.17 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Security Framework. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-502. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In affected versions this vulnerability 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. XStream 1.4.18 uses no longer a blacklist by default, since it cannot be secured for general purpose.

The weakness was published 08/24/2021. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-39146 since 08/16/2021. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.4.18 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: CWE-502
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Active APT Groups: 🔍Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: XStream 1.4.18

08/16/2021 CVE assigned
08/24/2021 +8 days Advisory disclosed
08/24/2021 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/26/2021 +2 days VulDB last updateAdvisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-39146 (🔒)

Created: 08/24/2021 07:26
Updated: 08/26/2021 11:15
Changes: (1) source_cve_cna
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