SSRF in X-stream Xstream

CVE-2021-21342

XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is a vulnerability where the processed stream at unmarshalling time contains type information to recreate the formerly written ob…

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.501 (98.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21342?
CVE-2021-21342 is a medium-severity vulnerability in X-stream Xstream, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-03-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-21342?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-21342 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.