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GHSA-2f88-5hg8-9x2x

Origin Validation Error in Apache Maven

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) Critical CVE-2021-26291

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
Maven org.apache.maven:maven-compat < 3.8.1 3.8.1
Maven org.apache.maven:maven-core < 3.8.1 3.8.1

Details

As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).

Apache Maven will follow repositories that are defined in a dependency’s Project Object Model (pom) which may be surprising to some users, resulting in potential risk if a malicious actor takes over that repository or is able to insert themselves into a position to pretend to be that repository. Maven is changing the default behavior in 3.8.1+ to no longer follow http (non-SSL) repository references by default. More details available in the referenced urls. If you are currently using a repository manager to govern the repositories used by your builds, you are unaffected by the risks present in the legacy behavior, and are unaffected by this vulnerability and change to default behavior. See this link for more information about repository management: https://maven.apache.org/repository-management.html

References

External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.