QID 981599

QID 981599: Java (maven) Security Update for com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle (GHSA-763g-fqq7-48wg)

Due to an incomplete fix for [CVE-2019-9658](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9658), checkstyle was still vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) Processing.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the targeted user.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.3 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.

Solution

_Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?_

Patched, will be released with version 8.29 at 26 Jan 2020.Workaround:
_Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_

No workaround are available

Vendor References

GHSA-763g-fqq7-48wg - github.com/advisories/GHSA-763g-fqq7-48wg

CVEs related to QID 981599

CVE-2019-10782 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-763g-fqq7-48wg	com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle		github.com/advisories/GHSA-763g-fqq7-48wg

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