Arbitrary Code Execution via XML Deserialization in Restlet

CVE-2013-4221 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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