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SCA: security update for com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream (GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 411997

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - XStream is software for serializing Java objects to XML and back again. A vulnerability in XStream
 versions prior to 1.4.17 may allow a remote attacker has sufficient rights to execute commands of the host
 only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user who followed the recommendation to setup
 XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types is affected. The
 vulnerability is patched in version 1.4.17. (CVE-2021-29505)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 411997

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 8/7/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-29505

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/18/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-29505