<ul><li>Malicious Maven plugins have become a growing threat to software development.</li><li>Real-world cases of malicious Maven plugins include the 'Maven Wagon' backdoor, which exfiltrated SSH credentials and connected to a remote server for further payloads.</li><li>Sandboxing Maven builds with Docker is one way to defend against malicious plugins.</li><li>Using Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) tools like CycloneDX Maven Plugin and Dependency-Track can help detect threats and vulnerabilities.</li></ul>

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