CVE-2019-10173

Deserialization of Untrusted Data and Code Injection in xstream

Description

It was found that xstream API version 1.4.10 before 1.4.11 introduced a regression for a previous deserialization flaw. If the security framework has not been initialized, it may allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary shell commands when unmarshalling XML or any supported format. e.g. JSON. (regression of CVE-2013-7285)

Patch Available

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Score

9.8

Severity

Critical

Ecosystem

Java

Publish Date

July 26, 2019

Modified Date

February 25, 2026

Score Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Versions