CVE-2021-40146: A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in Apache Any23 YAMLExtractor.java

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Lewis John Mcgibbney

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Sep 10, 2021, 4:38:57 PM9/10/21

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Description: A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the Any23 YAMLExtractor.java file and is known to affect Any23 versions < 2.5. RCE vulnerabilities allow a malicious actor to execute any code of their choice on a remote machine over LAN, WAN, or internet. RCE belongs to the broader class of arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerabilities.

Credit: The Apache Any23 Project Management Committee would like to thank Zhuxuan Wu for reporting the security vulnerability.

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