CVE-2013-4221
N/A
Published: October 10, 2013 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRestlet
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/08/using-xmldecoder-to-execute-server-side.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://restlet.org/learn/2.1/changesVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1410.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1862.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=995275x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java/issues/774Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-16CWE-91
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