CRITICAL
XStream: remote code execution due to insecure XML deserialization
Published May 15, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 84.36%
Description
Xstream API versions up to 1.4.6 and version 1.4.10, if the security framework has not been initialized, may allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating the processed input stream when unmarshaling XML or any supported format. e.g. JSON.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Fuse ESB Enterprise 7.1.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0452
Fuse MQ Enterprise 7.1.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0452
Fuse Management Console 7.1.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0452
JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.3
xstream
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1007
RHEV Manager version 3.3
jasperreports-server-pro-0:5.5.0-6.el6ev
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0389
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0323
Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
xstream
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0371
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
xstream
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0372
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.2
xstream
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0374
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.0
xstream
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0294
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0323
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0
xstream
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0216
Red Hat JBoss Portal 5.2
xstream
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1059
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2
xstream
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1009
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
xstream
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1888
OpenShift Enterprise 1
xstream
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xstream
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4
xstream
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
xstream
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuse ESB Enterprise 7.1.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0452 |
| Fuse MQ Enterprise 7.1.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0452 |
| Fuse Management Console 7.1.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0452 |
| JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.3 | xstream | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1007 |
| RHEV Manager version 3.3 | jasperreports-server-pro-0:5.5.0-6.el6ev | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0389 |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0323 |
| Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0 | xstream | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0371 |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0 | xstream | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0372 |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.2 | xstream | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0374 |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.0 | xstream | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0294 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0323 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0 | xstream | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0216 |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 5.2 | xstream | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1059 |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2 | xstream | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1009 |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3 | xstream | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1888 |
| OpenShift Enterprise 1 | xstream | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xstream | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 | xstream | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | xstream | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
9.8 CRITICAL GHSA
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
84.36% 0.84362
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.84362
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (62 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 84.36% (0.84362) | 99.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 84.36% (0.84362) | 99.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 19, 2026 | 18.77% (0.18767) | 95.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 14.82% (0.14817) | 94.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 18.07% (0.18075) | 95.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 15.05% (0.15054) | 94.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 18.35% (0.18350) | 95.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 15.05% (0.15054) | 94.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 18.35% (0.18350) | 95.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 15.05% (0.15054) | 94.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 18.35% (0.18350) | 95.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 15.05% (0.15054) | 94.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 18.35% (0.18350) | 94.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 15.05% (0.15054) | 94.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 18.35% (0.18350) | 95.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 15.05% (0.15054) | 94.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 18.35% (0.18350) | 95.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 15.05% (0.15054) | 94.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 18.35% (0.18350) | 94.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 15.05% (0.15054) | 94.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 18.35% (0.18350) | 94.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 15.05% (0.15054) | 94.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 5, 2025 | 19.02% (0.19017) | 94.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 22.90% (0.22896) | 95.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 29, 2025 | 19.02% (0.19017) | 94.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 24, 2025 | 15.05% (0.15054) | 94.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 9, 2025 | 6.69% (0.06686) | 90.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 9.89% (0.09890) | 92.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 6.69% (0.06686) | 90.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 18, 2025 | 9.89% (0.09890) | 92.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 6.69% (0.06686) | 90.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 13, 2025 | 9.89% (0.09890) | 92.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | 6.69% (0.06686) | 90.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 10, 2025 | 9.89% (0.09890) | 92.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 8, 2025 | 6.69% (0.06686) | 90.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 9.89% (0.09890) | 92.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.69% (0.06686) | 90.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 28.49% (0.28487) | 94.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 6.69% (0.06686) | 90.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 3.77% (0.03773) | 86.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 9.89% (0.09890) | 92.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 3.77% (0.03773) | 86.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 6.69% (0.06686) | 89.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 3.77% (0.03773) | 87.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 5.69% (0.05692) | 89.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 3.77% (0.03773) | 87.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.69% (0.06686) | 90.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 24.68% (0.24675) | 96.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 43.03% (0.43034) | 97.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 40.95% (0.40950) | 97.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2024 | 48.31% (0.48314) | 97.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 55.94% (0.55939) | 97.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 57.27% (0.57267) | 97.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 64.33% (0.64325) | 97.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 55.72% (0.55716) | 97.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 52.61% (0.52611) | 97.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 33.56% (0.33561) | 96.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 16.13% (0.16125) | 95.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 16.17% (0.16168) | 96.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 26, 2022 | 16.17% (0.16168) | 95.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.80% (0.10800) | 94.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.80% (0.10800) | 87.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (3)
References (21)
- http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/12/xstream-remote-code-execution-exploit.html x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkNot ApplicableURL Repurposed
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/69 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://web.archive.org/web/20140204133306/http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/12/xstream-remote-code-execution-exploit.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://xstream.codehaus.org/security.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7285 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1051277 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f554-x222-wgf7 Advisory
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/6344867dce6767af7d0fe34fb393271a6456672d
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6d3d34adcf3dfc48e36342aa1f18ce3c20bb8e4c458a97508d5bfed1%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6d3d34adcf3dfc48e36342aa1f18ce3c20bb8e4c458a97508d5bfed1@%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/dcf8599b80e43a6b60482607adb76c64672772dc2d9209ae2170f369%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/dcf8599b80e43a6b60482607adb76c64672772dc2d9209ae2170f369@%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7285
- https://securityblog.redhat.com/2014/01/23/java-deserialization-flaws-part-2-xml-deserialization/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7285
- https://www.mail-archive.com/user%40xstream.codehaus.org/msg00604.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://www.mail-archive.com/user%40xstream.codehaus.org/msg00607.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://www.mail-archive.com/user@xstream.codehaus.org/msg00604.html
- https://www.mail-archive.com/user@xstream.codehaus.org/msg00607.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2013-7285.html x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 15, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 9, 2014
Link CVE-2013-7285
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-F554-X222-WGF7 Updated n/a