Security Vulnerabilities
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CVE-2013-0253 Apache Maven 3.0.4
Severity: Medium
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected:
- Apache Maven 3.0.4
- Apache Maven Wagon 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
Description: Apache Maven 3.0.4 (with Apache Maven Wagon 2.1) has introduced a non-secure SSL mode by default. This mode disables all SSL certificate checking, including: host name verification , date validity, and certificate chain. Not validating the certificate introduces the possibility of a man-in-the-middle attack.
All users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Maven 3.0.5 and Apache Maven Wagon 2.4.
Credit: This issue was identified by Graham Leggett