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CVE-2016-3674: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

June 30, 2020 (updated September 22, 2021)

Multiple XML external entity (XXE) vulnerabilities in the (1) Dom4JDriver, (2) DomDriver, (3) JDomDriver, (4) JDom2Driver, (5) SjsxpDriver, (6) StandardStaxDriver, and (7) WstxDriver drivers in XStream before 1.4.9 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML document.

References

  • lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183180.html
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183208.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2822.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2823.html
  • www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3575
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/25/8
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/28/1
  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/85381
  • www.securitytracker.com/id/1036419
  • x-stream.github.io/changes.html
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-rgh3-987h-wpmw
  • github.com/x-stream/xstream/issues/25
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3674
  • snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMTHOUGHTWORKSXSTREAM-30385

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.4.9

Fixed versions

  • 1.4.9

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.4.9 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Source file

maven/com.thoughtworks.xstream/xstream/CVE-2016-3674.yml

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