Document Maven dependencies for vulnerability scanning with Endor Labs MCP

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Extract and document all Maven dependencies from pom.xml for vulnerability assessment using Endor Labs MCP server tools.

Changes

• VULNERABILITY_CHECK_REPORT.md: Comprehensive inventory of all 16 Maven dependencies with known CVE mappings

  • Identifies critical vulnerabilities: log4j-core 2.3 (Log4Shell), commons-text 1.9 (Text4Shell), mysql-connector-java 5.1.42
  • Documents MCP server timeout issues preventing automated scanning

• check-dependencies.sh: Executable script listing all dependencies in standardized format for automated vulnerability checks

• VULNERABILITY_SCAN_SUMMARY.md: Technical summary with immediate remediation recommendations

Known Issues

Endor Labs MCP server (check_dependency_for_vulnerabilities) experienced persistent timeouts (MCP error -32001) preventing automated vulnerability scanning. All dependencies documented for manual or future automated assessment.

Critical Dependencies Requiring Updates

<!-- CRITICAL: Log4Shell vulnerabilities -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
    <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
    <version>2.3</version> <!-- Update to 2.17.1+ -->
</dependency>

<!-- HIGH: Text4Shell vulnerability -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
    <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
    <version>1.9</version> <!-- Update to 1.10.0+ -->
</dependency>

Original prompt

check the dependencies in the pom.xml file for vulnerabilities using the endor-labs mcp server and the check_dependencies_for_vulnerabilities tool

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