CVE-2022-4245

low-risk
Published 2023-09-25

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Plexus-Utils

Affected Vendors

Redhat Codehaus-Plexus

References (8)

Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2135
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3906
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4245
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2149843
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2135
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3906
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4245
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2149843
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low