CVE-2020-26259
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XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Deletion on the local host when unmarshalling
rank 51 = 27 + 17 + 0 + 7 + 0
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Someone is already using it
CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS
EPSS 0.82392 · without this subject the record ranks 24
What it costs you if it fires
NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own
CVSS 6.8, from NVD · without this subject the record ranks 34
It is getting worse, not staying still
FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed
no persisting rise in 365 days · without this subject the record ranks 51
How much of the world it touches
NVD CPE configurations
7 products in the CPE ranges · without this subject the record ranks 44
Someone else already set the date
CISA KEV remediation due date
no CISA due date · without this subject the record ranks 51
$2.52M = $4.99M incident cost x 0.6121449559255632 exposure x 0.82392 likelihood
udv@v1 · unaudited · wrong for you until you say what you run
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XStream is one instance of CWE-78, improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection'). The index holds 6775 prior instances of this class, 121 KEV-listed. 3 neighbors share the mechanism; each carries its own record state. taxonomy@v1
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Current rung: Proof-of-concept published · 3 public repositories, 2020-12-13.
- RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
- RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published · 3 public repositories2020-12-13receipt
- RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed
- RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known
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Attack path
What it is stated by the CNA
XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.15, is vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Deletion on the local host when unmarshalling. The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to delete arbitrary know files on the host as log as the executing process has sufficient rights only by manipulating the processed input stream. If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the Security Framework, you will have to use at least version 1.4.15. The reported vulnerability does not exist running Java 15 or higher. receipt
Read the rest of the CNA's description
No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's Security Framework with a whitelist! Anyone relying on XStream's default blacklist can immediately switch to a whilelist for the allowed types to avoid the vulnerability. Users of XStream 1.4.14 or below who still want to use XStream default blacklist can use a workaround described in more detailed in the referenced advisories.
NVD's analysis a second authority
- severity
- 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- weakness
- CWE-78
- affected versions
- xstream < 1.4.15; apache struts < 6.0.0; debian linux 9.0; and 4 more, listed in full below
- also scored by
- [email protected] 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
check it yourself github.com x-stream.github.io lists.apache.org lists.debian.org debian.org security.netapp.com +3 morereceipt
Dated events
Movement the material steps
Show all 31 observations
31 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt
The pattern, elsewhere
XStream is one instance of CWE-78, improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection'). The index holds 6775 prior instances of this class, 121 KEV-listed. 3 neighbors share the mechanism; each carries its own record state. [email protected]
6775 records in this class held. The six above are ranked by exploit maturity, then recency.
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