High, CVSS 7.0MavenPublished
Improper synchronization in Apache Netbeans HTML/Java API
CVE-2020-17534 · GHSA-ppc3-fpvh-7396
- Affected
- Maven org.netbeans.html:pom < 1.7.1
- Fixed in
- 1.7.1· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- There exists a race condition between the deletion of the temporary file and the creation of the temporary directory in webkit subproject of HTML/Java API version 1.7. A similar vulnerability has recently been disclosed in other Java projects and the fix in HTML/Java API version 1.7.1 follows theirs: To avoid local privilege escalation version 1.7.1 creates the temporary directory atomically without dealing with the temporary file.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 1.7.1 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.