CVE-2013-7285

Xstream API versions up to 1.4.6 and version 1.4.10, if the security framework has not been initialized, may allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating the processed input stream when unmarshaling XML or any supported format. e.g. JSON.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.0 GitHub

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

84.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Nuclei

critical · CWE-78

Published

2019-05-15

Updated

2026-10-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (3)

• http://web.archive.org/web/20140204133306/http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/12/xstream-remot…
• http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/12/xstream-remote-code-execution-exploit.html
• shoucheng3/x-stream__xstream_CVE-2013-7285_1-4-60★ · 2025-08-19

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2013/CVE-2013-7285.yaml

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39193

Security advisories

• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/69
• https://www.mail-archive.com/user%40xstream.codehaus.org/msg00604.html
• https://www.mail-archive.com/user%40xstream.codehaus.org/msg00607.html
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
• https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2013-7285.html
• advisories/GHSA-f554-x222-wgf7

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry