CVE catalog
CVE-2022-4245
plexus-utils2: CVE-2022-4245
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 4.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.69% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | plexus-utils2 | sid | 3.6.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | plexus-utils2 | forky | 3.4.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | plexus-utils2 | trixie | 3.4.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | plexus-utils2 | bookworm | 3.4.2-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | plexus-utils2 | 14.04 | 2.0.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | plexus-utils2 | 14.04 | 2.0.5-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | plexus-utils2 | 16.04 | 3.0.15-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | plexus-utils2 | 16.04 | 3.0.22-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | plexus-utils2 | 18.04 | 3.0.24-3 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | plexus-utils2 | source | sid | 3.0.24-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | plexus-utils2 | source | forky | 3.0.24-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | plexus-utils2 | source | trixie | 3.0.24-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | plexus-utils2 | source | bookworm | 3.0.24-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libplexus-utils2-java]Unknown
Source package: [plexus-utils2]
Details (2)
3.4.2-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.24-1dsa · plexus-utils2 · debian · bookworm
3.4.2-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.24-1dsa · plexus-utils2 · debian · bookworm
- [libplexus-utils2-java-doc]Unknown
Source package: [plexus-utils2]
Details (2)
3.4.2-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.24-1dsa · plexus-utils2 · debian · bookworm
3.4.2-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.24-1dsa · plexus-utils2 · debian · bookworm
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4245]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-4245]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2022/cve-2022-4245.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-0180.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]