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RHEL 8 : maven:3.8 (RHSA-2026:35996)

🗓️ 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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RHEL 8 host with Maven 3.8 vulnerable due to Plexus-utils directory traversal (CVE-2025-67030).

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    Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object
    model (POM), Maven can manage a project's build, reporting and documentation from a central piece of
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    Security Fix(es):

    * org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils: Plexus-utils: Directory Traversal in extractFile method
    (CVE-2025-67030)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and
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include('rpm2.inc');
include('rhel.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'eq', os_version: os_version, rhel_version: '8.8')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 8.8', 'Red Hat ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Red Hat', cpu);

var constraints = {
  'maven:3.8': [
    {
      'release': '8',
      'sp': '8',
      'repo_relative_urls': [
        'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
        'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/ppc64le/appstream/os',
        'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
        'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/debug',
        'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/os',
        'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
        'content/extended-eus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/debug',
        'content/extended-eus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/os',
        'content/extended-eus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
        'content/tus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/debug',
        'content/tus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/os',
        'content/tus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS'
      ],
      'pkgs': [
        {'reference':'apache-commons-cli-1.5.0-4.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'apache-commons-codec-1.15-7.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'apache-commons-io-2.11.0-2.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
        {'reference':'apache-commons-lang3-3.12.0-7.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'atinject-1.0.5-4.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'cdi-api-2.0.2-6.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'google-guice-4.2.3-9.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'guava-31.0.1-4.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'httpcomponents-client-4.5.13-5.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'httpcomponents-core-4.4.13-7.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'jakarta-annotations-1.3.5-14.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'jansi-2.4.0-6.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'jansi-2.4.0-6.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'jcl-over-slf4j-1.7.32-4.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'jsr-305-3.0.2-6.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'maven-3.8.5-4.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
        {'reference':'maven-lib-3.8.5-4.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
        {'reference':'maven-openjdk11-3.8.5-4.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
        {'reference':'maven-openjdk17-3.8.5-4.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
        {'reference':'maven-openjdk8-3.8.5-4.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
        {'reference':'maven-resolver-1.7.3-5.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
        {'reference':'maven-shared-utils-3.3.4-5.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'maven-wagon-3.5.1-2.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'plexus-cipher-2.0-2.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'plexus-classworlds-2.6.0-12.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'plexus-containers-component-annotations-2.1.1-2.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'plexus-interpolation-1.26-12.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'plexus-sec-dispatcher-2.0-4.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'plexus-utils-3.3.0-10.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
        {'reference':'sisu-0.3.5-2.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
        {'reference':'slf4j-1.7.32-4.module+el8.8.0', 'sp':'8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
      ]
    }
  ]
};

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints, appstreams:TRUE);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

var module_ver = get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/appstream/maven');
if (isnull(module_ver)) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'Module maven:3.8');
if ('3.8' >!< module_ver) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, 'Module maven:' + module_ver);

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
var repo_relative_urls;
var appstreams_found = 0;
var appstream;
var appstream_name;
var appstream_version;
foreach var module (keys(constraints)) {
  appstream = NULL;
  appstream_name = NULL;
  appstream_version = NULL;
  appstream_split = split(module, sep:':', keep:FALSE);
  if (!empty_or_null(appstream_split)) {
    appstream_name = appstream_split[0];
    appstream_version = appstream_split[1];
    if (!empty_or_null(appstream_name)) appstream = get_one_kb_item('Host/RedHat/appstream/' + appstream_name);
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(appstream) && appstream_version == appstream || appstream_name == 'all') {
    appstreams_found++;
    foreach var module_array ( constraints[module] ) {
      # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
      if (!empty_or_null(module_array['release'])){
        if (module_array['release'] != os_release) continue;
      }
      if (!empty_or_null(module_array['sp'])){
        if (module_array['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
      }
      repo_relative_urls = NULL;
      if (!empty_or_null(module_array['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = module_array['repo_relative_urls'];
      foreach var package_array ( module_array['pkgs'] ) {
        reference = NULL;
        sp = NULL;
        _cpu = NULL;
        el_string = NULL;
        rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
        epoch = NULL;
        allowmaj = NULL;
        exists_check = NULL;
        cves = NULL;
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
        if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
        if (reference &&
            rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
            (applicable_repo_urls || (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check))) &&
            rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
      }
    }
  }
}

if (!appstreams_found) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'Module maven:3.8');

if (flag)
{
  var subscription_caveat = '\n' +
    'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to\n' +
    'packages only available in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux\n' +
    'Telco Extended Update Support or Update Services for SAP Solutions repositories.\n' +
    'Access to these repositories requires a paid RHEL subscription.\n';
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'apache-commons-cli / apache-commons-codec / apache-commons-io / etc');
}

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06 Jul 2026 00:00Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.00663
SSVC
4