usn-5245-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-08-18 10:31
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
maven vulnerability
Details
It was discovered that Apache Maven followed repositories that are defined in a dependency's Project Object Model (pom) even if the repositories weren't encrypted (http protocol). An attacker could use this vulnerability to take over a repository, execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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{
"id": "CVE-2021-26291",
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"type": "Ubuntu"
}
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}
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}
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},
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}
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},
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"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/maven@3.3.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
},
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},
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}
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}
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"3.3.3-4",
"3.3.9-1",
"3.3.9-2",
"3.3.9-3"
]
},
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{
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}
]
}
],
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}
},
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"binaries": [
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}
]
},
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"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/maven@3.6.0-1~18.04.1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/bionic"
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}
],
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"3.5.0-6",
"3.5.0-8",
"3.5.2-1",
"3.5.2-2",
"3.6.0-1~18.04.1"
]
},
{
"database_specific": {
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"id": "CVE-2021-26291",
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},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS"
}
},
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"binaries": [
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}
]
},
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"introduced": "0"
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}
],
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}
],
"versions": [
"3.6.1-1",
"3.6.2-1",
"3.6.3-1"
]
},
{
"database_specific": {
"cves_map": {
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{
"id": "CVE-2021-26291",
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{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
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{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libmaven3-core-java",
"binary_version": "3.6.3-5ubuntu0.1~esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "maven",
"binary_version": "3.6.3-5ubuntu0.1~esm1"
}
]
},
"package": {
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"name": "maven",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/maven@3.6.3-5ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/jammy"
},
"ranges": [
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{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
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}
],
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}
],
"versions": [
"3.6.3-5"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that Apache Maven followed repositories that are defined in a\ndependency\u0027s Project Object Model (pom) even if the repositories weren\u0027t\nencrypted (http protocol). An attacker could use this vulnerability to take\nover a repository, execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.\n",
"id": "USN-5245-1",
"modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:03Z",
"published": "2022-08-18T10:31:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5245-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-26291"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "maven vulnerability",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26291"
]
}
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