USN-5245-1

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    USN-5245-1

    Published: 18 Aug 2022Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: maven vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that Apache Maven followed repositories that are defined in a dependency's Project Object Model (pom) even if the repositories weren't encrypted (http protocol). An attacker could use this vulnerability to take over a repository, execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5245-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-26291

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: maven

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/maven?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.3.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    3.3.3-3
    3.3.3-4
    3.3.9-1
    3.3.9-2
    3.3.9-3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    USN-5245-1 | CVE-DB