QID 354345

Date Published: 2022-12-21

QID 354345: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for maven-shared-utils : ALAS2022-2022-060

Org.apache.maven.shared:maven-shared-utils is a functional replacement for plexus-utils in maven.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to command injection.
The commandline class can emit double-quoted strings without proper escaping, allowing shell injection attacks.
The bourneshell class should unconditionally single-quote emitted strings (including the name of the command itself being quoted), with {{'"'"'}} used for embedded single quotes, for maximum safety across shells implementing a superset of posix quoting rules. (
( CVE-2022-29599)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
    • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2022-2022-060 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

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    CVE-2022-29599 |
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