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high 7.2

CVE-2024-50611 json

CycloneDX cdxgen may execute code contained within build-related files

published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-3060 , GHSA-hxf3-vgpm-fv9p

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

CycloneDX cdxgen through 10.10.7, when run against an untrusted codebase, may execute code contained within build-related files such as build.gradle.kts, a similar issue to CVE-2022-24441. cdxgen is used by, for example, OWASP dep-scan. NOTE: this has been characterized as a design limitation, rather than an implementation mistake.

Patch / fix

  • npm @cyclonedx/cdxgen 11.1.7
  • cyclonedx cdxgen 11.1.7

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm @cyclonedx/cdxgen
<11.1.7
11.1.7

Affected products

  • cyclonedx cdxgen

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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