High

ballcat-codegen template engine remote code execution injection

  • Disclosed: 27.04.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:21

Impact

Ballcat Codegen provides the function of online editing code to generate templates. In version < 1.0.0.beta.2, since Velocity and freemarker templates are introduced but input verification is not done, attackers can implement remote code execution through malicious code injection of the template engine.

Patches

The fault is rectified and needs to be upgraded to the latest version.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) com.hccake:ballcat-codegen < 1.0.0.beta.2 1.0.0.beta.2

References

CVSS score 8.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20, CWE-78
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
com.hccake:ballcat-codegen
Disclosed
27.04.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-fv3m-xhqw-9m79 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: com.hccake:ballcat-codegen

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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