CVE-2013-4221 describes a critical deserialization vulnerability in Restlet versions prior to 2.1.4, specifically within the ObjectRepresentation class. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary Java code by sending specially crafted XML, leveraging the Java XMLDecoder's default behavior of deserializing untrusted objects. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for remote code execution necessitates prompt patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:restlet:restlet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:restlet:restlet:2.1:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:restlet:restlet:2.1:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:restlet:restlet:2.1:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:restlet:restlet:2.1:milestone4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.