CVE-2021-39139
XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack
Impact
### Impact The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to load and execute arbitrary code from a remote host only by manipulating the processed input stream. A user is only affected if using the version out of the box with JDK 1.7u21 or below. However, this scenario can be adjusted easily to an external Xalan that works regardless of the version of the Java runtime. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types. ### Patches XStream 1.4.18 uses no longer a blacklist by default, since it cannot be secured for general purpose. ### Workarounds See [workarounds](https://x-stream.github.io/security.html#workaround) for the different versions covering all CVEs. ### References See full information about the nature of the vulnerability and the steps to reproduce it in XStream's documentation for [CVE-2021-39139](https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-39139.html). ### Credits Lai Han of nsfocus security team found and reported the issue to XStream and provided the required information to reproduce it. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [XStream](https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/issues) * Contact us at [XStream Google Group](https://groups.google.com/group/xstream-user)
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream | < 1.4.18 | 1.4.18 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xstream | Xstream | before 1.4.18 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Versions 33, 34, 35 |
| Netapp | Snapmanager | All versions |
| Oracle | Business Activity Monitoring | Version 12.2.1.4.0 |
| Oracle | Commerce Guided Search | Version 11.3.2 |
| Oracle | Communications Billing And Revenue Management Elastic Charging Engine | Versions 11.3, 12.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Cloud Native Core Automated Test Suite | Version 1.9.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function | Version 1.10.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Cloud Native Core Policy | Version 1.14.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Unified Inventory Management | Versions 7.3.4, 7.3.5, 7.4.0, 7.4.1, 7.4.2 |
| Oracle | Retail Xstore Point Of Service | Versions 16.0.6, 17.0.4, 18.0.3, 19.0.2, 20.0.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-64xx-cq4q-mf44
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00017.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-20210923-0003/
- 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://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-39139.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-64xx-cq4q-mf44
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39139
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7/