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CVE-2017-1000487

OS Command Injection in Plexus-utils

9.8 CriticalPublic exploitFix available

Plexus-utils before 3.0.16 is vulnerable to command injection because it does not correctly process the contents of double quoted strings.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

6.49%Up 4.0 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Plexus-utils before 3.0.16 is vulnerable to command injection because it does not correctly process the contents of double quoted strings.

Record
CVE-2017-1000487
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Plexus-utils before 3.0.16 is vulnerable to command injection because it does not correctly process the contents of double quoted strings.

Record
CVE-2017-1000487
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3243 No score

Plexus-utils before 3.0.16 is vulnerable to command injection because it does not correctly process the contents of double quoted strings.

Record
EUVD-2022-3243
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8vhq-qq4p-grq3 9.8

OS Command Injection in Plexus-utils

Plexus-utils before 3.0.16 is vulnerable to command injection because it does not correctly process the contents of double quoted strings.

Record
GHSA-8vhq-qq4p-grq3
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.8

Plexus-utils before 3.0.16 is vulnerable to command injection because it does not correctly process the contents of double quoted strings.

Record
CVE-2017-1000487
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000487 9.8

Plexus-utils before 3.0.16 is vulnerable to command injection because it does not correctly process the contents of double quoted strings.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000487
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8vhq-qq4p-grq3 9.8

OS Command Injection in Plexus-utils

Plexus-utils before 3.0.16 is vulnerable to command injection because it does not correctly process the contents of double quoted strings.

Record
GHSA-8vhq-qq4p-grq3
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000487 9.8

Plexus-utils before 3.0.16 is vulnerable to command injection because it does not correctly process the contents of double quoted strings.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000487
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2024-1733961633 No score

TuxCare security update for org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils (3 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils to address 3 CVEs. Fixed in 1.5.8.tuxcare.

Record
CLSA-2024-1733961633
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils
Maven
 before 3.0.16
3.0.16
org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 1.5.8 up to 1.5.8.tuxcare
1.5.8.tuxcare
plexus-utils2
Debian:12
 before 3.0.22-1
3.0.22-1
plexus-utils2
Debian:13
 before 3.0.22-1
3.0.22-1
plexus-utils2
Debian:14
 before 3.0.22-1
3.0.22-1
plexus-utils
Debian:7
 before 1:1.5.15-4+deb7u1, plus listed versions
1:1.5.15-4
1:1.5.15-4+deb7u1
plexus-utils2
Debian:7
 before 2.0.5-1+deb7u1, plus listed versions
2.0.5-1
2.0.5-1+deb7u1
plexus-utils
Debian:8
 before 1:1.5.15-4+deb8u1, plus listed versions
1:1.5.15-4
1:1.5.15-4+deb8u1
plexus-utils
Debian:9
 before 1:1.5.15-4+deb9u1, plus listed versions
1:1.5.15-4
1:1.5.15-4+deb9u1
plexus-utils2
Debian:8
 before 3.0.15-1+deb8u1, plus listed versions
3.0.15-1
3.0.15-1+deb8u1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils
Maven
 before 3.0.16, plus listed versions
1.0.41.0.51.11.21.3
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1.41.4-alpha-11.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.41.4.51.4.61.4.71.4.81.4.91.51.5.11.5.101.5.111.5.121.5.131.5.141.5.151.5.21.5.31.5.41.5.51.5.61.5.71.5.81.5.92.0.02.0.12.0.22.0.32.0.42.0.52.0.62.0.72.13.03.0.13.0.103.0.113.0.123.0.133.0.143.0.153.0.2
3.0.16
plexus-utils
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 1:1.5.15-4+deb8u1build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
1:1.5.15-4
1:1.5.15-4+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
plexus-utils2
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 2.0.5-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
2.0.5-1
2.0.5-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1
plexus-utils
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 1:1.5.15-4+deb8u1build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions
1:1.5.15-4
1:1.5.15-4+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHubshoucheng3/codehaus-plexus__plexus-utils_CVE-2017-1000487_3-0-152025-08-19

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-1000487 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Codehaus-plexus Plexus-utils, published January 3, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.49%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils 3.0.16.

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