QID 980146

QID 980146: Java (maven) Security Update for com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream (GHSA-cxfm-5m4g-x7xp)

Security update has been released for com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream to fix the vulnerability.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

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.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6 severity.
  • Solution
    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.Workaround:
    See [workarounds](https://x-stream.github.io/security.html#workaround) for the different versions covering all CVEs.
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-cxfm-5m4g-x7xp com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-cxfm-5m4g-x7xp