01 Record

CVE-2016-5003

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.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 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.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 14.87% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 96.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2017-10-27 18:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-02-13 16:27Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-05-24

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted DataBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

f1b20081c378a56aa51ef225893972f1d5d7a16e4a9c8a50f824faf59ee77911

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

apachews-xmlrpcNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatfuse_integration_servicesNot specified—

redhatjboss_dev_studioNot specified—

redhatjboss_fuseNot specified—

redhatrhel_software_collectionsNot specified—

redhatstorageNot specified—

06 References

www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160712 Vulnerabilities in Apache Archivahttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:1779https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1779vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:1784https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1784vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
www.securityfocus.com91738http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91738vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:2317https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2317vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
www.securitytracker.com1036294http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:1780https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1780vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
0ang3el.blogspot.ruhttps://0ang3el.blogspot.ru/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.htmlx_refsource_MISC
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comapache-archiva-cve20165003-code-exec(115043)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115043vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
www.securityfocus.com91736http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:3768https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20200116 [CVE-2019-17570] xmlrpc-common untrusted deserializationhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/16/1mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20200124 RE: [CVE-2019-17570] xmlrpc-common untrusted deserializationhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
security.gentoo.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-26