XStream: enabled processing of external entities
Published May 17, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 8.18%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 22
- 23
No data.
Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2822
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2823
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
xstream
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xstream
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
jasperreports-server-pro
Affected
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6
xstream
Affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
xstream
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
xstream
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6
xstream
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
xstream
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6
xstream
Affected
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5
xstream
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
xstream
Affected
Red Hat Satellite 6
xstream
Affected
Red Hat Software Collections
maven30-xstream
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2822 |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2823 |
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | xstream | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xstream | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | jasperreports-server-pro | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 | xstream | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | xstream | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | xstream | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6 | xstream | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | xstream | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 | xstream | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | xstream | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | xstream | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | xstream | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | maven30-xstream | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.18% (0.08179) | 94.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.40% (0.08402) | 94.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 4.22% (0.04224) | 88.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 15, 2025 | 2.86% (0.02859) | 85.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 1.81% (0.01809) | 82.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.86% (0.02859) | 85.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.98% (0.04981) | 88.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.53% (0.14527) | 90.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.98% (0.04981) | 88.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00180) | 56.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00180) | 55.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00178) | 53.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183180.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORABroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183208.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORABroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2822.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2823.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3575 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/25/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/28/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85381 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036419 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://x-stream.github.io/changes.html#1.4.9 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3674 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1321789 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rgh3-987h-wpmw Advisory
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/issues/25 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3674
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMTHOUGHTWORKSXSTREAM-30385
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3674
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