CVE-2020-26217

Remote Code Execution in XStream

HIGH 8.0

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 82.72 % · percentile 100 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
GitHub_M
NVD status
Analyzed

Description

XStream before version 1.4.14 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution.The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary shell commands only by manipulating the processed input stream. Only users who rely on blocklists are affected. Anyone using XStream's Security Framework allowlist is not affected. The linked advisory provides code workarounds for users who cannot upgrade. The issue is fixed in version 1.4.14.

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-78 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HGitHub_M
CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HNVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Advisories

European references

CERT-FR advisories

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
x-stream · xstreamaffected < 1.4.14

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD