CVE-2013-7285

Public Exploit

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.69% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory archive.org Third-Party Advisory mail-archive.com Third-Party Advisory mail-archive.com Third-Party Advisory oracle.com Third-Party Advisory github.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/69 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.mail-archive.com/user%40xstream.codehaus.org/msg00604.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.mail-archive.com/user%40xstream.codehaus.org/msg00607.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/dcf8599b80e43a6b60482607adb76c64672772dc2d9209ae2170f369%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6d3d34adcf3dfc48e36342aa1f18ce3c20bb8e4c458a97508d5bfed1%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing list
http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/12/xstream-remote-code-execution-exploit.html url repurposed not applicable broken link
https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2013-7285.html third party advisory exploit
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html third party advisory
http://web.archive.org/web/20140204133306/http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/12/xstream-remote-code-execution-exploit.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-7285?
CVE-2013-7285 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-7285?
To fix CVE-2013-7285, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-7285 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-7285 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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