Insecure Deserialization in Apache XML-RPC
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Apache XML-RPC is no longer maintained and this issue will not be fixed.
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://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-x2r6-4m45-m4jp
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17570
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0310
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-17570%3B
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-17570;
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/846551673bbb7ec8d691008215384bcef03a3fb004d2da845cfe88ee%401390230951%40%3Cdev.ws.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00033.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I3QCRLJYQRGVTIYF4BXYRFSF3ONP3TBF
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I3QCRLJYQRGVTIYF4BXYRFSF3ONP3TBF
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/8
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-26
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4496-1
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4619
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/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
- 10.06.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-6vwp-35w3-xph8 - 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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