Plexus-utils before 3.0.16 is vulnerable to command injection because it does not…
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 8 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Plexus-utils before 3.0.16 is vulnerable to command injection because it does not correctly process the contents of double quoted strings.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0649 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils (Maven): 3.0.16Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 8 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils (Maven) | before 3.0.16 | 3.0.16 | Patch available | GHSA-8vhq-qq4p-grq3 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.16 Fixed in 3.0.16 Patch available GHSA-8vhq-qq4p-grq3
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:codehaus-plexus:plexus-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.0.16 | Vulnerable | codehaus-plexus |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:codehaus-plexus:plexus-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.0.16 Vulnerable ·codehaus-plexus
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-8vhq-qq4p-grq3 org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils (Maven) Fixed in 3.0.16 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2018:1322 Released 2018-05-03 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Fuse/A-MQ 6.3 R7 security and bug fix update
- Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| JBoss Developer Studio 10 | Affected | — |
| JBoss Developer Studio 8 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1322 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1322 |
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat BPM Suite 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
- Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
- Red Hat Satellite 6
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
- Red Hat Software Collections
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000487
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8vhq-qq4p-grq3
References
Patch 1
Advisory 6
Other 9
- [druid-commits] 20191115 [GitHub] [incubator-druid] ccaominh opened a new pull request #8878: Address security vulnerabilities
- [avro-dev] 20200619 [jira] [Created] (AVRO-2865) Security vulnerability caused by plexus-utils:1.5.6
- [pulsar-commits] 20201215 [GitHub] [pulsar] yanshuchong opened a new issue #8967: CVSS issue list
- [pulsar-commits] 20210127 [GitHub] [pulsar] GLouMcK opened a new issue #9347: Security Vulnerabilities - Black Duck Scan
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9584c4304c888f651d214341a939bd264ed30c9e3d0d30fe85097ecf@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2e94f72f53df432302d359fd66cfa9e9efb8d42633d54579a4377e62@%3Cdev.avro.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils
Sources
- CVE-2017-1000487 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1000487 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8vhq-qq4p-grq3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-1000487 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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