cyclonedx-core-java-9.0.2.jar: 2 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 7.5)

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Vulnerable Library - cyclonedx-core-java-9.0.2.jar

The CycloneDX core module provides a model representation of the BOM along with utilities to assist in creating, parsing, and validating BOMs.

Library home page: https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-core-java

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/cyclonedx/cyclonedx-core-java/9.0.2/cyclonedx-core-java-9.0.2.jar

Found in HEAD commit: 21c100d3b0fee337e9a99e3a324b449f35be9262

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (cyclonedx-core-java version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2025-64518	High	7.5	cyclonedx-core-java-9.0.2.jar	Direct	https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-core-java.git - cyclonedx-core-java-11.0.1	❌
CVE-2024-38374	High	7.5	cyclonedx-core-java-9.0.2.jar	Direct	org.cyclonedx:cyclonedx-core-java:9.0.4	❌

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2025-64518

Vulnerable Library - cyclonedx-core-java-9.0.2.jar

The CycloneDX core module provides a model representation of the BOM along with utilities to assist in creating, parsing, and validating BOMs.

Library home page: https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-core-java

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/cyclonedx/cyclonedx-core-java/9.0.2/cyclonedx-core-java-9.0.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ cyclonedx-core-java-9.0.2.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 21c100d3b0fee337e9a99e3a324b449f35be9262

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The CycloneDX core module provides a model representation of the SBOM along with utilities to assist in creating, validating, and parsing SBOMs. Starting in version 2.1.0 and prior to version 11.0.1, the XML "Validator" used by cyclonedx-core-java was not configured securely, making the library vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) injection. The fix for GHSA-683x-4444-jxh8 / CVE-2024-38374 was incomplete in that it only fixed parsing of XML BOMs, but not validation. The vulnerability has been fixed in cyclonedx-core-java version 11.0.1. As a workaround, applications can reject XML documents before handing them to cyclonedx-core-java for validation. This may be an option if incoming CycloneDX BOMs are known to be in JSON format.

Publish Date: 2025-11-10

URL: CVE-2025-64518

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2025-11-10

Fix Resolution: https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-core-java.git - cyclonedx-core-java-11.0.1

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CVE-2024-38374

Vulnerable Library - cyclonedx-core-java-9.0.2.jar

The CycloneDX core module provides a model representation of the BOM along with utilities to assist in creating, parsing, and validating BOMs.

Library home page: https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-core-java

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/cyclonedx/cyclonedx-core-java/9.0.2/cyclonedx-core-java-9.0.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ cyclonedx-core-java-9.0.2.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 21c100d3b0fee337e9a99e3a324b449f35be9262

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The CycloneDX core module provides a model representation of the SBOM along with utilities to assist in creating, validating, and parsing SBOMs. Before deserializing CycloneDX Bill of Materials in XML format, cyclonedx-core-java leverages XPath expressions to determine the schema version of the BOM. The "DocumentBuilderFactory" used to evaluate XPath expressions was not configured securely, making the library vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) injection. This vulnerability has been fixed in cyclonedx-core-java version 9.0.4.
Mend Note: The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.

Publish Date: 2024-06-28

URL: CVE-2024-38374

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-683x-4444-jxh8

Release Date: 2024-06-28

Fix Resolution: org.cyclonedx:cyclonedx-core-java:9.0.4

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