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 arbitrar…
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
EPSS: 0.493 (98.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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 Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 7.5
- Redhat Software_collections — versions 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@apache.org
- security@apache.org (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (vendor-advisory)
- security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (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.