CVE-2020-26259

libxstream-java: XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again

CVE-2020-26259 is fixed in libxstream-java on 1 platform, first by libxstream-java 1.4.11.1-1~18.04.1, released December 15, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.8239
99th percentile

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. 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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libxstream-java · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.4.11.1-1~18.04.1 libxstream-java 1.4.11.1-1~18.04.1 Dec 15, 2020
libxstream-java · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.4.11.1-1ubuntu0.1 libxstream-java 1.4.11.1-1ubuntu0.1 Dec 15, 2020

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