Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-4245 CVE-2022-4244 |
CWE-ID | CWE-91 CWE-22 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available. |
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Codehaus plexus-utils Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers |
Vendor | Codehaus |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU77783
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4245
CWE-ID:
CWE-91 - XML Injection
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCodehaus plexus-utils: 3.0 - 3.0.23
External linkshttp://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/issues/3
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2149843
http://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGCODEHAUSPLEXUS-461102
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU77782
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4244
CWE-ID:
CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Request example:
http://[host]/public/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/root/.ssh/id_rsa
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCodehaus plexus-utils: 3.0 - 3.0.23
External linkshttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2149841
http://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGCODEHAUSPLEXUS-31521
http://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/commit/33a2853df8185b4519b1b8bfae284f03392618ef
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.