CVE-2023-42503: Apache Commons Compress denial of service vulnerability

CVE-2023-42503 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-09-14

Apache Commons Compress denial of service vulnerability

Technologies: org.apache.commons:commons-compress (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-42503 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-42503 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-42503?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 14 September 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.commons:commons-compress (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.22,fixed=1.24.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-42503?
Yes. org.apache.commons:commons-compress (Maven): upgrade to 1.24.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-42503?
Check whether you run org.apache.commons:commons-compress (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.apache.commons:commons-compress (Maven): upgrade to 1.24.0 or later
    # set org.apache.commons:commons-compress to 1.24.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.commons:commons-compress (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.22,fixed=1.24.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2023-42503
  • GHSA-cgwf-w82q-5jrr

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