CVE-2022-4245
codehaus-plexus vulnerable to XML injection
4.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.06%
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.
How to fix CVE-2022-4245
To remediate CVE-2022-4245, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.0.24-1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.0.24 or later
Is CVE-2022-4245 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.0.24-1
- from 0, < 3.0.24
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |