CVE-2015-3253: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in Apache Groovy

Quick answers

Is CVE-2015-3253 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-3253 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2015-3253?

Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 May 2022.

Which products and versions are affected?

org.codehaus.groovy:groovy (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.7.0,fixed=2.4.4; org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.7.0,fixed=2.4.4.

Is there a fix for CVE-2015-3253?

Yes. org.codehaus.groovy:groovy (Maven): upgrade to 2.4.4 or later; org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all (Maven): upgrade to 2.4.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

Am I affected by CVE-2015-3253?

Check whether you run org.codehaus.groovy:groovy (Maven) or org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

• org.codehaus.groovy:groovy (Maven): upgrade to 2.4.4 or later

  # set org.codehaus.groovy:groovy to 2.4.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

• org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all (Maven): upgrade to 2.4.4 or later

  # set org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all to 2.4.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

• org.codehaus.groovy:groovy (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.7.0,fixed=2.4.4
• org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.7.0,fixed=2.4.4

Identifiers

• CVE-2015-3253
• GHSA-qg25-hgjv-cg9q