CVE-2017-1000487 (High) detected in plexus-utils-2.0.4.jar

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CVE-2017-1000487 - High 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

Plexus-utils before 3.0.16 is vulnerable to command injection because it does not correctly process the contents of double quoted strings.

Publish Date: 2018-01-03

URL: CVE-2017-1000487

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000487

Release Date: 2018-01-03

Fix Resolution: 3.0.16

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