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critical 9.8

CVE-2016-5003 in the critical feed json

Apache XML-RPC vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data

published 2017-10-27 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-4gqp-296r-j5mq , EUVD-2022-2380

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
14.9%
EPSS 14.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library 3.1.3, as used in Apache Archiva, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object in an <ex:serializable> element.

Patch / fix

  • xmlrpc3 RHEL 6 3.0-4.17.el6_9
  • xmlrpc3-client RHEL 6 3.0-4.17.el6_9
  • xmlrpc3-common RHEL 6 3.0-4.17.el6_9
  • xmlrpc3-server RHEL 6 3.0-4.17.el6_9
  • xmlrpc3-javadoc RHEL 6 3.0-4.17.el6_9
  • xmlrpc RHEL 7 1:3.1.3-9.el7_5
  • xmlrpc-client RHEL 7 1:3.1.3-9.el7_5
  • xmlrpc-common RHEL 7 1:3.1.3-9.el7_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:1779RHSA-2018:1780RHSA-2018:1784RHSA-2018:2317

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-2016-5003 updated cvss 7.5

xmlrpc: Deserialization of untrusted Java object through <ex:serializable> tag

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 xmlrpc
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Fuse 7 camel Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 camel Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2 xmlrpc-common
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Storage 3 xmlrpc-common
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) xmlrpc 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-client 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-common 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-server 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-javadoc 3.1.3-9.el7_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) xmlrpc 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-client 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-common 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-server 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-javadoc 3.1.3-9.el7_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) xmlrpc 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-client 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-common 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-server 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-javadoc 3.1.3-9.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1780
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) xmlrpc3 3.0-4.17.el6_9, xmlrpc3-client 3.0-4.17.el6_9, xmlrpc3-common 3.0-4.17.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) xmlrpc3-server 3.0-4.17.el6_9, xmlrpc3-javadoc 3.0-4.17.el6_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1779
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) xmlrpc 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-client 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-common 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-server 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-javadoc 3.1.3-9.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1780
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) xmlrpc3 3.0-4.17.el6_9, xmlrpc3-client 3.0-4.17.el6_9, xmlrpc3-common 3.0-4.17.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) xmlrpc3-server 3.0-4.17.el6_9, xmlrpc3-javadoc 3.0-4.17.el6_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1779
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) xmlrpc 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-client 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-common 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-server 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-javadoc 3.1.3-9.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1780
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  • Red Hat Fuse 7.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3768
  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-java-common-xmlrpc 3.1.3-8.16.el6, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-client 3.1.3-8.16.el6, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-common 3.1.3-8.16.el6, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-server 3.1.3-8.16.el6, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-javadoc 3.1.3-8.16.el6 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-java-common-xmlrpc 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-client 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-common 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-server 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-javadoc 3.1.3-8.16.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-java-common-xmlrpc 3.1.3-8.16.el6, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-client 3.1.3-8.16.el6, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-common 3.1.3-8.16.el6, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-server 3.1.3-8.16.el6, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-javadoc 3.1.3-8.16.el6 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-java-common-xmlrpc 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-client 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-common 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-server 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-javadoc 3.1.3-8.16.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-java-common-xmlrpc 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-client 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-common 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-server 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-javadoc 3.1.3-8.16.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-java-common-xmlrpc 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-client 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-common 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-server 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-javadoc 3.1.3-8.16.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-java-common-xmlrpc 3.1.3-8.16.el6, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-client 3.1.3-8.16.el6, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-common 3.1.3-8.16.el6, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-server 3.1.3-8.16.el6, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-javadoc 3.1.3-8.16.el6 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-java-common-xmlrpc 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-client 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-common 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-server 3.1.3-8.16.el7, rh-java-common-xmlrpc-javadoc 3.1.3-8.16.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1784
  • Red Hat Tools for RHV Engine xmlrpc 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-client 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-common 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-server 3.1.3-9.el7_5, xmlrpc-javadoc 3.1.3-9.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2317
  • Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio 8 xmlrpc xmlrpc Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio 10 xmlrpc xmlrpc
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

14.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • 0ang3el.blogspot.ru https://0ang3el.blogspot.ru/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/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 org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc
<=3.1.3
 no fix listed

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

Sources

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