CVE-2021-39152
mediumpriority · track · 38EPSS 0.114 · 96 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In affected versions this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to request data from internal resources that are not publicly available only by manipulating the processed input stream with a Java runtime version 14 to 8. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types. If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the [Security Framework](https://x-stream.github.io/security.html#framework), you will have to use at least version 1.4.18.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–8.5
ssvc
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affected products (39)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- oracle business activity monitoring= 12.2.1.4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_activity_monitoring:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- oracle communications billing and revenue management elastic charging engine= 11.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_billing_and_revenue_management_elastic_charging_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- oracle communications billing and revenue management elastic charging engine= 12.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_billing_and_revenue_management_elastic_charging_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- oracle communications cloud native core automated test suite= 1.9.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_automated_test_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- oracle communications cloud native core binding support function= 1.10.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- oracle communications cloud native core policy= 1.14.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- oracle communications unified inventory management= 7.3.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- oracle communications unified inventory management= 7.3.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- oracle communications unified inventory management= 7.4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-0682Red Hat Enterprise Linux (xstream): Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-10-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux in der Komponente xstream ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit den Rechten des Dienstes auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herzustellen und vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-0180Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Data Protection Advisor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe zu starten.
- GHSA-xw4p-crpj-vjx2A Server-Side Forgery Request can be activated unmarshalling with XStream to access data streams from an arbitrary URL referencing a resource in an intranet or the local host2021-08-25ghsa · osvUS
### Impact The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to request data from internal resources that are not publicly available only by manipulating the processed input stream with a Java runtime version 14 to 8. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types. ### Patches If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the [Security Framework](https://x-stream.github.io/security.html#framework), you will have to use at least version 1.4.18. ### 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-2021-39152](https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-39152.html). ### Credits m0d9 of the Security Team of Alibaba Cloud 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)
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references (46)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-xw4p-crpj-vjx2cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00017.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB/cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164611/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-3956-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165733/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-0296-03.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165980/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-0520-01.htmlcnnvd
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