Multiple XML external entity (XXE) vulnerabilities in the (1) Dom4JDriver, (2) DomDriver, (3) JDomDriver, (4) JDom2Driver, (5) SjsxpDriver, (6) StandardStaxDriver, and (7) WstxDriver drivers in XStream before 1.4.9 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML document.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-504-1 libxstream-java security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3575-1 libxstream-java security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-0513 Multiple XML external entity (XXE) vulnerabilities in the (1) Dom4JDriver, (2) DomDriver, (3) JDomDriver, (4) JDom2Driver, (5) SjsxpDriver, (6) StandardStaxDriver, and (7) WstxDriver drivers in XStream before 1.4.9 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML document.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rgh3-987h-wpmw XML External Entity Injection in XStream
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6978-1 XStream vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Fri, 23 May 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat jboss Middleware
Xstream
Xstream xstream
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xstream_project:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_middleware:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xstream:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xstream Project
Xstream Project xstream
Redhat jboss Middleware
Xstream
Xstream xstream
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:03:34.422Z

Reserved: 2016-03-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-3674

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-05-17T14:08:03.607

Modified: 2025-05-23T17:54:18.250

Link: CVE-2016-3674

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-03-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-3674 - Bugzilla

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