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critical 9.8

CVE-2013-7285 in the critical feed json

Command Injection in Xstream

published 2019-05-15 7 y ago modified 2026-10-08 32 d ago also GHSA-f554-x222-wgf7 , EUVD-2019-0463

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
84.4%
EPSS 84.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.7%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • maven com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream 1.4.7, 1.4.11
  • libxstream-java Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.4.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7285

  • libxstream-java Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.4.7-1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2013-7285

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  • jasperreports-server-pro rhev manager 3 5.5.0-6.el6ev

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0389

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-7285 updated cvss 6.8

XStream: remote code execution due to insecure XML deserialization

  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1 xstream Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 xstream
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 xstream
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Fuse ESB Enterprise 7.1.0 Red Hat Fuse Management Console 7.1.0 Red Hat Fuse MQ Enterprise 7.1.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0452
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1007
  • Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0323
  • Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0371
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0372
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0374
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  • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0294
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0323
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0216
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1059
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1009
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1888
  • Red Hat RHEV-M 3.3 jasperreports-server-pro 5.5.0-6.el6ev
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0389
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 xstream, xstream-javadoc
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-39193)
  2. Published

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
32 d ago

Exploit prediction

84.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-39193 OpenMRS Reporting Module 0.9.7 - Remote Code Execution webapps, 2016-01-07
  • Nuclei template XStream <1.4.6/1.4.10 - Remote Code Execution nuclei detection template
  • x-stream.github.io https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2013-7285.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream
<1.4.7
>=1.4.10, <1.4.11
1.4.7
1.4.11

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Sources

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