XML injection in Codehaus plexus-utils - CVE-2022-4245
Published: June 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77783
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4245
CWE-ID: CWE-91
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing XML data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML data to the application and perform arbitrary actions on the system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Codehaus plexus-utils
Red Hat Process Automation Manager (formerly JBoss BPM Suite)
Red Hat Integration Camel-K
Red Hat Process Automation Manager (formerly JBoss BPM Suite)
Red Hat Integration Camel-K
How to mitigate CVE-2022-4245
Install updates from vendor's website.
Codehaus plexus-utils - update to 3.0.24
Red Hat Process Automation Manager (formerly JBoss BPM Suite) - update to 7.13.3
Red Hat Integration Camel-K - update to 1.10.1
Red Hat Process Automation Manager (formerly JBoss BPM Suite) - update to 7.13.3
Red Hat Integration Camel-K - update to 1.10.1