CVE-2016-5003

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 14.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-502

Description

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.

Affected products

Apache Ws-Xmlrpc: 3.1.3

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/16/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91738
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294
https://0ang3el.blogspot.ru/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1779
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1780
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1784
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2317
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768

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