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Restlet is vulnerable to Arbitrary Java Code Execution via crafted XML

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 15, 2024

Package

maven org.restlet.jse:org.restlet (Maven)

Affected versions

< 2.1.4

Patched versions

2.1.4

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 10, 2013
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022
Reviewed Aug 29, 2023
Last updated Mar 15, 2024

Severity

High

EPSS score

1.683%
(88th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2013-4221

GHSA ID

GHSA-92j2-5r7p-6hjw

Credits

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