A vulnerability in Apache Maven 3.0.4 allows for remote hackers to spoof servers in a man-in-the-middle attack. MavenĪpache Maven is a broadly-used build manager for Java projects, allowing for the central management of a project's build, reporting and documentation. Versions 4.1.0 before 4.2.1, 4.3.x before 4.3.2, and 5.x before 5.1.2 of the open source tool contain a vulnerability that can allow attackers to bypass Java Security Manager (JSM). Popular ORM framework Hibernate is commonly used amongst Java developers for mapping relational database objects like tables to Java classes.
Unfortunately, popularity as continuous integration tool usually means more vulnerabilities and exploits-and in Jenkins’ case, multiple XSS, cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and denial-of-service (Dos) vulnerabilities exist.
JenkinsĪs the most commonly used continuous integration (CI) server on the market, Jenkins has a large following amongst Java developers accordingly. For example, versions of the Google Web Toolkit (GWT) before 2.5.1 RC contain multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. However, JUnit files that come with other applications can harbor vulnerabilities. This unit testing framework is a standard item in most Java developers’ toolkits, enabling quick and automated codebase testing. The following are the top 10 Java technology vulnerabilities, to include tooling and popular applications for support Java-based application development. That said, new approaches are being developed (e.g., Rask, Waratek) to improve Java web application security at the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) level, but for most organizations-instituting traditional security defenses for Java applications can help protect against the majority of Java-related exploits.īecause of the ubiquity of Java, comprehensive vulnerability management of Java-related tooling and technologies is crucial for maintaining strong security-whether you’re running a complete CI/CD pipeline or a couple internal enterprise web applications. Java consistently gets a bad rap when it comes to security-but considering half of enterprise applications in the last 15 years were written with the language, its pervasiveness (and commonly-known attack vectors) may be more to blame than Java’s inherent security weaknesses alone.
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