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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21342

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21342 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.100000381469727 CRITICAL

XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is a vulnerability where the processed stream at unmarshalling time contains type information to recreate the formerly written objects. XStream creates therefore new instances based on these type information. An attacker can manipulate the processed input stream and replace or inject objects, that result in a server-side forgery request. 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 1.4.16.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
9.100000381469727
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13libxstream-java0, 0, 0
Debian:14libxstream-java0, 0, 0
Debian:12libxstream-java0, 0, 0
Debian:11libxstream-java0, 0, 0

Exploit Intelligence

Timeline

  • Mar 23, 2021 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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