glazedlists XML Deserialization vulnerability

published 2023-05-16 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-p6m6-9j36-vfjx , EUVD-2023-1592

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits: 0; none known

An XML Deserialization vulnerability in glazedlists v1.11.0 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the BeanXMLByteCoder.decode() parameter.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-31890 updated 2026-11-06 cvss 7.5

glazedlists: XML Deserialization permits code execution via BeanXMLByteCoder parameter

Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8 drools drools Red Hat Decision Manager 7 drools drools Red Hat Process Automation 7 drools drools
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-23)

Exploit prediction

1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/glazedlists/glazedlists/issues/709 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	com.glazedlists:glazedlists	1 listed version	no fix listed

Classification

Weakness

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

github.com /glazedlists/glazedlists/issues/709
web, exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31890
advisory
github.com /glazedlists/glazedlists
package
github.com /glazedlists/glazedlists/blob/e0593e338246945dab4e83356ef44a59db172a80/extensions/io/src/main/java/ca/odell/gl
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary