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CVE-2013-7285
Xstream API versions up to 1.4.6 and version 1.4.10, if the security framework has not been initialized, may allow a remote attacker to…
Critical9.8EPSS 84.4%
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Description
Xstream API versions up to 1.4.6 and version 1.4.10, if the security framework has not been initialized, may allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating the processed input stream when unmarshaling XML or any supported format. e.g. JSON.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 84.4% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavencom.thoughtworks.xstream:xstreamGHSA-f554-x222-wgf7 (opens in a new tab)
References (9)
- [oss-security] 20140109 Re: CVE request: remote code execution via deserialization in XStream (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [xstream-user] 20130717 Re: Is it possible to unregister the DynamicProxyConverter using the SpringOXM wrapper (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [xstream-user] 20130718 Re: Is it possible to unregister the DynamicProxyConverter using the SpringOXM wrapper (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [activemq-issues] 20190718 [jira] [Updated] (AMQ-7236) SEV-1 Security vulnerability in spring-expression-4.3.11.RELEASE.jar (spring framework) and xstream-1.4.10.jar (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [activemq-issues] 20190826 [jira] [Created] (AMQ-7288) Security Vulnerabilities in ActiveMQ dependent libraries. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/12/xstream-remote-code-execution-exploit.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2013-7285.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://web.archive.org/web/20140204133306/http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/12/xstream-remote-code-execution-exploit.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-f554-x222-wgf7 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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