XMLUnit for Java before 2.10.0, in the default configuration, might allow code execution via an untrusted stylesheet (used for an XSLT transformation), because XSLT extension functions are enabled.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-1260 advisory.

    XMLUnit for Java before 2.10.0, in the default configuration, might allow code execution via an untrusted     stylesheet (used for an XSLT transformation), because XSLT extension functions are enabled.
    (CVE-2024-31573)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - XMLUnit for Java before 2.10.0, in the default configuration, might allow code execution via an untrusted     stylesheet (used for an XSLT transformation), because XSLT extension functions are enabled.
    (CVE-2024-31573)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - XMLUnit for Java before 2.10.0, in the default configuration, might allow code execution via an untrusted
    stylesheet (used for an XSLT transformation), because XSLT extension functions are enabled.
    (CVE-2024-31573)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
274671	Amazon Linux 2023 : xmlunit, xmlunit-assertj, xmlunit-core (ALAS2023-2025-1260)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
271645	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-31573	Nessus	Misc.	medium
413916	SCA: security update for org.xmlunit:xmlunit-core (GHSA-chfm-68vv-pvw5)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	medium
413916	SCA: security update for org.xmlunit:xmlunit-core (GHSA-chfm-68vv-pvw5)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	medium

Detections

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CVE-2024-31573

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Tenable Plugins

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medium

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