CVE-2013-7285

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 84.4%, top 0% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 84%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 84%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
99.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 15, 2019

Last Modified

May 23, 2025

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Jun 15, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
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XStream - CVE-2013-7285

https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2013-7285.html
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[xstream-user] Re: Re: Re: Is it possible to unregister the DynamicProxyConverter using the SpringOXM wrapper

https://www.mail-archive.com/user%40xstream.codehaus.org/msg00607.html
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Re: [xstream-user] Re: Is it possible to unregister the DynamicProxyConverter using the SpringOXM wrapper

https://www.mail-archive.com/user%40xstream.codehaus.org/msg00604.html
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/dcf8599b80e43a6b60482607adb76c64672772dc2d9209ae2170f369%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6d3d34adcf3dfc48e36342aa1f18ce3c20bb8e4c458a97508d5bfed1%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
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Dinis Cruz Blog: XStream "Remote Code Execution" exploit on code from "Standard way to serialize and deserialize Objects with XStream" article

http://web.archive.org/web/20140204133306/http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/12/xstream-remote-code-execution-exploit.html
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oss-sec: Re: CVE request: remote code execution via deserialization in XStream

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/69

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2013-7285(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatxstream2015-10-12redhat
redhatpatch2014-04-30redhat
redhatjasperreports-server-pro-0:5.5.0-6.el6ev2014-04-09redhat
redhatpatch2014-03-24redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream1.4.10, 1.4.10-java71.4.11—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(10)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 18× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-39193
    First seen Jan 7, 2016

    OpenMRS Reporting Module 0.9.7 - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2013/CVE-2013-7285.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2013

    XStream <1.4.6/1.4.10 - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2013-7285?
CVE-2013-7285 is a critical vulnerability published on May 15, 2019. 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.
When was CVE-2013-7285 disclosed?
CVE-2013-7285 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 15, 2019, with the most recent update on May 23, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2013-7285 actively exploited?
CVE-2013-7285 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-7285?
CVE-2013-7285 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2013-7285?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2013-7285, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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