CVE-2016-5003 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2016-5003

The Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library 3.1.3, as used in...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ws-xmlrpc
Vulnerable Versions:
3.1.3

Timeline

Official Publish: October 27th, 2017
Last Modified: February 13th, 2025
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.