CVE-2024-50611: CycloneDX cdxgen may execute code contained within build-related files

October 28, 2024 (updated February 3, 2025)

CycloneDX cdxgen prior to 11.1.7, when run against an untrusted codebase, may execute code contained within build-related files such as build.gradle.kts, a similar issue to CVE-2022-24441. cdxgen is used by, for example, OWASP dep-scan. NOTE: this has been characterized as a design limitation, rather than an implementation mistake.

References

github.com/CycloneDX/cdxgen
github.com/CycloneDX/cdxgen/issues/1328
github.com/CycloneDX/cdxgen/pull/1614
github.com/CycloneDX/cdxgen/releases
github.com/CycloneDX/cdxgen/releases/tag/v11.1.7
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hxf3-vgpm-fv9p
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50611
owasp.org/www-project-dep-scan

Code Behaviors & Features

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