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CVE-2022-4245: codehaus-plexus vulnerable to XML injection

September 25, 2023 (updated September 26, 2023)

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.

References

  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3906
  • access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4245
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2149843
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-jcwr-x25h-x5fh
  • github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/commit/f933e5e78dc2637e485447ed821fe14904f110de
  • github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/issues/3
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4245
  • security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGCODEHAUSPLEXUS-461102

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.0.24

Fixed versions

  • 3.0.24

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.0.24 or above.

Impact 4.3 MEDIUM

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

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Source file

maven/org.codehaus.plexus/plexus-utils/CVE-2022-4245.yml

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