CVE-2020-26258

MEDIUM NUCLEI

XStream <1.4.15 - SSRF

Title source: llm

Description

XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.15, a Server-Side Forgery Request vulnerability can be activated when unmarshalling. The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to request data from internal resources that are not publicly available only by manipulating the processed input stream. If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the Security Framework, you will have to use at least version 1.4.15. The reported vulnerability does not exist if running Java 15 or higher. No user is affected who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's Security Framework with a whitelist! Anyone relying on XStream's default blacklist can immediately switch to a whilelist for the allowed types to avoid the vulnerability. Users of XStream 1.4.14 or below who still want to use XStream default blacklist can use a workaround described in more detailed in the referenced advisories.

Exploits (5)

github WORKING POC 5 stars
by JAckLosingHeart · javapoc
https://github.com/JAckLosingHeart/CVE-PoC-Collection/tree/main/xstream-CVE-2020-26258
nomisec STUB
by dawetmaster · poc
https://github.com/dawetmaster/CVE-2020-26258-xstream-vulnerable
nomisec STUB
by andikahilmy · poc
https://github.com/andikahilmy/CVE-2020-26258-xstream-vulnerable
nomisec STUB
by cuijiung · poc
https://github.com/cuijiung/xstream-CVE-2020-26258
nomisec WORKING POC
by Al1ex · poc
https://github.com/Al1ex/CVE-2020-26258

Nuclei Templates (1)

XStream <1.4.15 - Server-Side Request Forgery
HIGHby pwnhxl

References (14)

Scores

CVSS v3 6.3
EPSS 0.9368
EPSS Percentile 99.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-918
Status published
Products (8)
apache/struts < 6.0.0
com.thoughtworks.xstream/xstream 0 - 1.4.15Maven
debian/debian_linux 9.0
debian/debian_linux 10.0
fedoraproject/fedora 33
fedoraproject/fedora 34
fedoraproject/fedora 35
xstream/xstream < 1.4.15
Published Dec 16, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026