CVE-2024-50611
CycloneDX cdxgen may execute code contained within build-related files
6.4
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.13%
Description
CycloneDX cdxgen prior to 11.1.7, when run against an untrusted codebase, may execute code contained within build-related files such as build.gradle.kts, a similar issue to CVE-2022-24441. cdxgen is used by, for example, OWASP dep-scan. NOTE: this has been characterized as a design limitation, rather than an implementation mistake.
How to fix CVE-2024-50611
To remediate CVE-2024-50611, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 11.1.7 or later
Is CVE-2024-50611 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 11.1.7
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |