CVE-2022-33980 (GCVE-0-2022-33980)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-07-06 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 08:16- Insecure interpolation defaults
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Commons Configuration |
Affected:
Apache Commons Configuration , < 2.8.0
(custom)
|
guessed |
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