{"cve":"CVE-2016-5003","nvd":{"published":"2017-10-27T18:29:00.260","modified":"2026-06-17T00:48:35.743","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-502"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/16/1","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91738"],"products":["apache:ws-xmlrpc"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:01.408438353+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-5003","score":0.14876,"percentile":0.96698,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-4gqp-296r-j5mq","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4gqp-296r-j5mq","summary":"Apache XML-RPC vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data","modified":"2024-03-08T05:19:48.548774Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.xmlrpc/xmlrpc","ranges":["<=3.1.3"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}