CVE-2019-20343 — The MojoHaus Exec Maven plugin 1

The MojoHaus Exec Maven plugin 1.1.1 for Maven allows code execution via a crafted XML document because a configuration element (within a plugin element) can specify an arbitrary program in an executable element (and can also specify arbitrary command-line arguments in an argumen

01What is this vulnerability?

The MojoHaus Exec Maven plugin 1.1.1 for Maven allows code execution via a crafted XML document because a configuration element (within a plugin element) can specify an arbitrary program in an executable element (and can also specify arbitrary command-line arguments in an arguments element).

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2020-01-06T13:46:30.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T02:39:09.987Z

09References

• www.mojohaus.org — https://www.mojohaus.org/exec-maven-plugin/
• drive.google.com — https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5UvrSwn4wuwTnNqSzZESjIwZHo5ZXhWdHh2T2Z0eWRCT1…
• drive.google.com — https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GLs0d9IGArMVrlbEGbxgCjA1MuzIJk-3