CVE-2022-4245: Codehaus-plexus: xml external entity (xxe) injection

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-09-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-91

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 products

codehaus-plexus Plexus-Utils: before 3.0.24 — fixed in 3.0.24
RedHat Integration Camel K: before 1.10.1 — fixed in 1.10.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: codehaus-plexus Plexus-Utils 3.0.24; RedHat Integration Camel K 1.10.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2135
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3906
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4245
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2149843
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2135
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3906
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4245
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2149843

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