CVE-2021-21429

Summary

CVECVE-2021-21429
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-04-27 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-05-07 20:17:00 UTC
DescriptionOpenAPI Generator allows generation of API client libraries, server stubs, documentation and configuration automatically given an OpenAPI Spec. Using `File.createTempFile` in JDK will result in creating and using insecure temporary files that can leave application and system data vulnerable to attacks. OpenAPI Generator maven plug-in creates insecure temporary files during the process. The issue has been patched with `Files.createTempFile` and released in the v5.1.0 stable version.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-552

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openapi-generator Openapi Generator All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[maven plugin] fix security issues by wing328 · Pull Request #8795 · OpenAPITools/openapi-generator · GitHub MISC github.com
Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions in the OpenAPI Generator Maven plugin · Advisory · OpenAPITools/openapi-generator · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 982606 Java (maven) Security Update for org.openapitools:openapi-generator-maven-plugin (GHSA-867q-77cc-98mv)

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