XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting maven-surefire package, versions <2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-MAVENSUREFIRE-6616147
  • published17 Apr 2024
  • disclosed16 Apr 2024

Introduced: 16 Apr 2024

CVE-2023-4218  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-611  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 maven-surefire to version 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream maven-surefire package and not the maven-surefire package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Eclipse IDE versions < 2023-09 (4.29) some files with xml content are parsed vulnerable against all sorts of XXE attacks. The user just needs to open any evil project or update an open project with a vulnerable file (for example for review a foreign repository or patch).

CVSS Scores

version 3.1