CVE-2021-21348 (High) detected in xstream-1.4.8.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2021-21348 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - xstream-1.4.8.jar

XStream is a serialization library from Java objects to XML and back.

Path to vulnerable library: First_real_scan/target/libs/provided/xstream-1.4.8.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **xstream-1.4.8.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 517ce877d9ca28b78d99878eae6078eb4dbd1e1b

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is a vulnerability which may allow a remote attacker to occupy a thread that consumes maximum CPU time and will never return. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types. If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the Security Framework, you will have to use at least version 1.4.16.

Publish Date: 2021-03-23

URL: CVE-2021-21348

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-56p8-3fh9-4cvq

Release Date: 2021-03-23

Fix Resolution: com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream:1.4.16

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:information_source: This issue was automatically closed by WhiteSource because it is a duplicate of an existing issue: #238

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:information_source: This issue was automatically closed by WhiteSource because it is a duplicate of an existing issue: #238