CVE-2022-4244 (Medium) detected in plexus-utils-2.0.4.jar

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CVE-2022-4244 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - plexus-utils-2.0.4.jar

A collection of various utility classes to ease working with strings, files, command lines, XML and more.

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-utils/2.0.4/plexus-utils-2.0.4.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• maven-compiler-plugin-3.8.1.jar (Root Library)
  • maven-artifact-3.0.jar
    • ❌ plexus-utils-2.0.4.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 160e69822964b88ff887ba903106f5fc169a5abf

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

CVE-2022-4244 codehaus-plexus: Directory Traversal

Publish Date: 2022-12-01

URL: CVE-2022-4244

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2022-12-01

Fix Resolution: org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils:3.0.24

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