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.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Public exploits 2
- OpenMRS Reporting Module 0.9.7 - Remote Code Execution (webapps · java) Exploit-DB · 2016-01-07
- shoucheng3/x-stream__xstream_CVE-2013-7285_1-4-6 PoC on GitHub
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.8 · oracle, apache, xstreamNVD modified 2026-10-08 21:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 4
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:endeca_information_discovery_studio:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.15.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:xstream:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:xstream:xstream:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 18
- 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
- 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