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CVE-2022-4245

Codehaus-plexus: xml external entity (xxe) injection

Published: Sep 25, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-91
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 52.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-91CWE-611

Affected Products

plexus-utilscodehaus-plexus
Library
OSS Libraries / maven
integration camel kredhat
On-prem
Enterprise Software
org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utilsMavenOSS Libraries
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat JBoss FuseRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
codehaus-plexusoss-projectOSS Librariesaka plexus-utils, plexus-archiver
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 64 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2135
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3906
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4245
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Timeline

Published
Sep 25, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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