CVE-2021-39141: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

August 23, 2021 (updated November 7, 2023)

XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to load and execute arbitrary code from a remote host only by manipulating the processed input stream. Users who followed the recommendation to setup XStream’s security framework with an allow list limited to the minimal required types are not impacted.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39141
x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-39141.html

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