CVE-2022-34169 (High) detected in xalan-2.7.2.jar

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CVE-2022-34169 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - xalan-2.7.2.jar

Xalan-Java is an XSLT processor for transforming XML documents into HTML, text, or other XML document types. It implements XSL Transformations (XSLT) Version 1.0 and XML Path Language (XPath) Version 1.0 and can be used from the command line, in an applet or a servlet, or as a module in other program.

Library home page: http://xml.apache.org/xalan-j/

Path to dependency file: /geotools/modules/plugin/svg/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/xalan/xalan/2.7.2/xalan-2.7.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• batik-transcoder-1.10.jar (Root Library)
  • batik-dom-1.10.jar
    • ❌ xalan-2.7.2.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The Apache Xalan Java XSLT library is vulnerable to an integer truncation issue when processing malicious XSLT stylesheets. This can be used to corrupt Java class files generated by the internal XSLTC compiler and execute arbitrary Java bytecode. Users are recommended to update to version 2.7.3 or later. Note: Java runtimes (such as OpenJDK) include repackaged copies of Xalan.

Publish Date: 2022-07-19

URL: CVE-2022-34169

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-9339-86wc-4qgf

Release Date: 2022-07-19

Fix Resolution: xalan:xalan:2.7.3

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