CVE-2022-4245

Codehaus-plexus: xml external entity (xxe) injection

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 25, 2023 at 07:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:20 AM UTC
16 products affected across 2 vendorsIntegration Camel KPlexus UtilsSingle Sign on

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.0.24
Affected range stops below 3.0.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.10.1
Vendor states this is fixed in 1.10.1 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2135
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3906
VDB Entryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4245
Issue Trackingx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2149843

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-91CWE-611

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