CVE-2022-4245 (Medium) detected in plexus-utils-1.2.jar

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CVE-2022-4245 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - plexus-utils-1.2.jar

Path to dependency file: /geotools/build/maven/jar-collector/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /2/repository/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-utils/1.2/plexus-utils-1.2.jar,/2/repository/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-utils/1.2/plexus-utils-1.2.jar,/2/repository/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-utils/1.2/plexus-utils-1.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ plexus-utils-1.2.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2023-09-25

URL: CVE-2022-4245

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.3)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205930

Release Date: 2023-09-25

Fix Resolution: 3.0.24

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