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CVE-2013-4221 Detail

Current Description

The default configuration of the ObjectRepresentation class in Restlet before 2.1.4 deserializes objects from untrusted sources using the Java XMLDecoder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code via crafted XML.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  10/09/2013
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.5 HIGH
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/08/using-xmldecoder-to-execute-server-side.html Third Party Advisory
http://restlet.org/learn/2.1/changes Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1410.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1862.html Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=995275 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java/issues/774 Issue Tracking Patch

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Configuration (CWE-16)
  • XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection) (CWE-91)

Change History

2 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-4221
NVD Published Date:
10/09/2013
NVD Last Modified:
12/07/2016