Apache XML-RPC vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data
The Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library 3.1.3, as used in Apache Archiva, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object in an ex:serializable element.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc | <= 3.1.3 | no fix |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5003
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/16/1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227235226/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91738
- https://web.archive.org/web/20171111065719/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160716070844/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-26
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115043
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1508123
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5003
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2317
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1784
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1780
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1779
- https://0ang3el.blogspot.ru/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/16/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc- Disclosed
- 14.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-4gqp-296r-j5mq - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 3
- First → latest
- 06.2020 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 3
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
- High 1
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 1
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 2
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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