QID 982606

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

Security update has been released for org.openapitools:openapi-generator-maven-plugin to fix the vulnerability.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Using `File.createTempFile` in JDK will result in creating and using insecure temporary files that can leave application and system data vulnerable to attacks. This vulnerability only impacts unix-like systems where the local system temporary directory is shared between all users. This vulnerability does not impact Windows or modern versions of MacOS.

OpenAPI Generator Maven plug-in creates insecure temporary files during the code generation process. It creates insecure temporary files to store the OpenAPI specification files provided by the users and these temporary files can be read by any users in the system.

The impact of this vulnerability is information disclosure of the contents of the specification file to other local users.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 3.3 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Low - 2.1 severity.

Solution

The issue has been patched with `Files.createTempFile` and released in the v5.1.0 stable version.

Vendor References

GHSA-867q-77cc-98mv - github.com/advisories/GHSA-867q-77cc-98mv

CVEs related to QID 982606

CVE-2021-21429 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-867q-77cc-98mv	org.openapitools:openapi-generator-maven-plugin		github.com/advisories/GHSA-867q-77cc-98mv

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