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CVE-2022-4245

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Date: September 25, 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.

Language: Java

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Related Resources (9)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4245
https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/issues/3
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2149843
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2135
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3906
https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4245
https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/commit/f933e5e78dc2637e485447ed821fe14904f110de
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-4245

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

CWE-611

XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)

CWE-91

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

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