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
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | RHINT Camel-K-1.10.1 | — | — |
| Red Hat | RHPAM 7.13.1 async | — | — |
| Red Hat | A-MQ Clients 2 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat A-MQ Online | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Quarkus | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Data Grid 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Decision Manager 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Integration Change Data Capture | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Integration Service Registry | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Fuse 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Process Automation 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Software Collections | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat support for Spring Boot | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | plexus-utils2 | 3.0.24-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | plexus-utils2 | 3.0.24-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | plexus-utils2 | 3.0.24-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | plexus-utils2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | plexus-utils2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | plexus-utils2 | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils | < 3.0.24 | 3.0.24 | GHSA-jcwr-x25h-x5fh |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2026-0180 Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jan 20, 2026
- NCSC-2025-0064 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in IBM Cognos Controller NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Feb 21, 2025
References
- RHSA-2023:2135 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2023:3906 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4245 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2149843 issue-tracking