Vulnerability · Published Jul 28, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-39020
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the edu.stanford.nlp:stanford-parser package (Maven). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 35.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
stanford-parser v3.9.2 and below was discovered to contain a code injection vulnerability in the component edu.stanford.nlp.io.getBZip2PipedInputStream. This vulnerability is exploited via passing an unchecked argument.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | edu.stanford.nlp:stanford-parser | 4.5.5 | GHSA-353m-jh2m-72v4 |