CVE-2022-4245 – org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils

Package

Manager: maven
Name: org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <3.0.24

Severity

Level: Medium

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00138 pctl0.3439

Details

codehaus-plexus vulnerable to XML injection A flaw was found in codehaus-plexus. The `org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.XmlWriterUtil#writeComment` fails to sanitize comments for a `-->` sequence. This issue means that text contained in the command string could be interpreted as XML and allow for XML injection.

Metadata

Created: 2023-09-25T21:30:26Z
Modified: 2024-05-03T20:26:14Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/09/GHSA-jcwr-x25h-x5fh/GHSA-jcwr-x25h-x5fh.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-611", "CWE-91"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-jcwr-x25h-x5fh
Finding: F083
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