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FKIE_CVE-2016-5003

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-10-27 18:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:48
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/16/1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91738Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttps://0ang3el.blogspot.ru/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1779
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1780
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1784
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2317
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115043Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-26
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/16/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91738Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://0ang3el.blogspot.ru/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1779
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1780
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1784
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2317
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115043Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-26
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache ws-xmlrpc 3.1.3

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:ws-xmlrpc:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "F6B84244-A04E-4A8D-8157-0115B0F9E37F",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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 \u003cex:serializable\u003e element."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "La librer\u00eda Apache XML-RPC (tambi\u00e9n conocida como ws-xmlrpc) 3.1.3, como se emplea en Apache Archiva, permite que atacantes remotos ejecuten c\u00f3digo arbitrario mediante un objeto Java serializado manipulado en un elemento ."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2016-5003",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:48:35.743",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": true,
        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV30": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 9.8,
          "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2017-10-27T18:29:00.260",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/16/1"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91738"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://0ang3el.blogspot.ru/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1779"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1780"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1784"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2317"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115043"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-26"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/16/1"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
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      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91738"
    },
    {
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        "VDB Entry"
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    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
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        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1779"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1780"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1784"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2317"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115043"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-26"
    }
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
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        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-502"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}



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