#VU77783 XML injection in Codehaus plexus-utils - CVE-2022-4245

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#VU77783 XML injection in Codehaus plexus-utils - CVE-2022-4245

Published: June 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77783
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4245
CWE-ID: CWE-91
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Codehaus plexus-utils
Software vendor:
Codehaus

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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