CVE-2019-17570 (Critical) detected in xmlrpc-common-3.1.3.jar

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CVE-2019-17570 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - xmlrpc-common-3.1.3.jar

Apache XML-RPC is a Java implementation of XML-RPC, a popular protocol that uses XML over HTTP to implement remote procedure calls. Compared to SOAP, or JAX-RPC, it is stable, much simpler and easier to handle. Version 3 of Apache XML-RPC introduces several important vendor extensions over the original XML-RPC specification.

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/org/apache/xmlrpc/xmlrpc-common/3.1.3/xmlrpc-common-3.1.3.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• xmlrpc-client-3.1.3.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ xmlrpc-common-3.1.3.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

An untrusted deserialization was found in the org.apache.xmlrpc.parser.XmlRpcResponseParser:addResult method of Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library. A malicious XML-RPC server could target a XML-RPC client causing it to execute arbitrary code. Apache XML-RPC is no longer maintained and this issue will not be fixed.

Publish Date: 2020-01-23

URL: CVE-2019-17570

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17570

Release Date: 2020-01-23

Fix Resolution: org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc-common - 3.1.3-redhat-2,3.0b1

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