# CVE-2020-8908: Information Disclosure in Guava

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-8908-information-disclosure-in-guava  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-03-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-8908 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-03-25

Information Disclosure in Guava

Technologies: [com.google.guava:guava (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-google-guava-guava). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-8908 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-8908 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-8908?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 March 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.google.guava:guava (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=32.0.0-android.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-8908?** Yes. com.google.guava:guava (Maven): upgrade to 32.0.0-android or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-8908?** Check whether you run com.google.guava:guava (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

- com.google.guava:guava (Maven): upgrade to 32.0.0-android or later

  ```sh
  # set com.google.guava:guava to 32.0.0-android in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- com.google.guava:guava (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=32.0.0-android

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-8908
- GHSA-5mg8-w23w-74h3

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