Deserialization in Apache Xml-Rpc
CVE-2019-17570
An untrusted deserialization was found in the org.apache.xmlrpc.parser.XmlRpcResponseParser:addResult method of Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library. A malicious XML-RPC server could target a XML-RPC client causing it to execute arbitrary code. Apache XML-RPC is no longer maintained and this issue will not be fixed.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.493 (98.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.493 · newest: 0.493 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Xml-Rpc — versions Apache XML-RPC all versions
- Apache Xml-Rpc — versions 3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 7.5
- Red Hat Software Collections — versions 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/846551673bbb7ec8d691008215384bcef03a3fb004d2da845c… (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00033.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0310 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4619 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/8 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4496-1/ (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-x2r6-4m45-m4… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17570?
- CVE-2019-17570 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Xml-Rpc, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17570?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-17570 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.