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CVE-2013-7285

CVE-2013-7285CRITICAL

n/a n/a — 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 r…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .8436   99.7     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Jan 9   Reserved by mitre
  May 15  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2013-7285. Received CVSS 9.8 and CPE data from NVD.
  Oct 8   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2013-7285. Public exploit reference added.

CWE-78 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 9 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 9, 2014	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
May 15, 2019	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
October 8, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2013-7285. Received CVSS 9.8 and CPE data from NVD.
October 8, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2013-7285. Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-78

References (9)

http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/12/xstream-remote-code-execution-exploit.html [Broken Link, Not Applicable, URL Repurposed]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/69 [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
http://web.archive.org/web/20140204133306/http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/12/xstream-remote-code-execution-exploit.html [Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6d3d34adcf3dfc48e36342aa1f18ce3c20bb8e4c458a97508d5bfed1%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E [Mailing List]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/dcf8599b80e43a6b60482607adb76c64672772dc2d9209ae2170f369%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E [Mailing List]
https://www.mail-archive.com/user%40xstream.codehaus.org/msg00604.html [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.mail-archive.com/user%40xstream.codehaus.org/msg00607.html [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html [Third Party Advisory]
https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2013-7285.html [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2013-7285 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-78

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