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    CVE-2021-29505

    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.

    Published:May 14, 2021
    Last Modified:May 30, 2025
    EPS:May 28, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.90769
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    Snapmanager
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Banking Cash Management
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Banking Corporate Lending Process Management
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Banking Credit Facilities Process Management
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Banking Supply Chain Finance
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Banking Trade Finance Process Management
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Business Activity Monitoring
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Communications Brm - Elastic Charging Engine
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Communications Unified Inventory Management
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Enterprise Manager Ops Center
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Retail Customer Insights
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Retail Xstore Point Of Service
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Webcenter Portal
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Webcenter Sites
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Camel Quarkus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Integration
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Data Grid
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Enterprise Bpms Platform
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Enterprise Brms Platform
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Fuse
    Vendor
    Xstream
    Product
    Xstream

    Exploits

    https://github.com/cuijiung/xstream-CVE-2021-29505https://github.com/MyBlackManba/CVE-2021-29505

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    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
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High