[SECURITY] Use HTTPS to resolve dependencies in Maven Build

[JLLeitschuh]

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This is a security fix for a high severity vulnerability in your Apache Maven pom.xml file(s).

The build files indicate that this project is resolving dependencies over HTTP instead of HTTPS.
This leaves your build vulnerable to allowing a Man in the Middle (MITM) attackers to execute arbitrary code on your or your computer or CI/CD system.

This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 Base Score of 8.1/10.

POC code has existed since 2014 to maliciously compromise a JAR file in-flight.
MITM attacks against HTTP are increasingly common, for example Comcast is known to have done it to their own users.

Resources

• Want to take over the Java ecosystem? All you need is a MITM!
• Update: Want to take over the Java ecosystem? All you need is a MITM!
• CVE-2021-26291

Source

This contribution was automatically generated with an OpenRewrite refactoring recipe, which was lovingly handcrafted ❤️ to bring this security fix to your repository.

The source code that generated this PR can be found here: UseHttpsForRepositories

Detecting this and Future Vulnerabilities

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Opting Out

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CLA Requirements

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All contributed commits are already automatically signed off.

The meaning of a signoff depends on the project, but it typically certifies that committer has the rights to submit this work under the same license and agrees to a Developer Certificate of Origin
(see https://developercertificate.org/ for more information).

- Git Commit SignOff documentation

Sponsorship & Support

This work was originally sponsored by HUMAN Security Inc. and the new Dan Kaminsky Fellowship, a fellowship created to celebrate Dan's memory and legacy by funding open-source work that makes the world a better (and more secure) place.

This work was later sponsored by Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF): Project Alpha-Omega.
Alpha-Omega is a project partnering with open source software project maintainers to systematically find new, as-yet-undiscovered vulnerabilities in open source code – and get them fixed – to improve global software supply chain security.

This PR was generated with Moderne, a free-for-open source SaaS offering that uses format-preserving AST transformations to fix bugs, standardize code style, apply best practices, migrate library versions, and fix common security vulnerabilities at scale.

Tracking

All PR's generated as part of this fix are tracked here: JLLeitschuh/security-research#8

Use this link to re-run the recipe: https://app.moderne.io/recipes/builder/IfHkrYfxx?organizationId=QWxsIEdpdEh1Yg%3D%3D