diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/jaxb/pom/MavenNamespaceFilter.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/jaxb/pom/MavenNamespaceFilter.java
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-/*
- * This file is part of dependency-check-core.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
- */
-package org.owasp.dependencycheck.jaxb.pom;
-
-import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
-import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
-import org.xml.sax.helpers.XMLFilterImpl;
-
-/**
- * This filter is used when parsing POM documents. Some POM documents do not specify the
- * xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0". This filter ensures that the correct namespace is added so that both types
- * of POMs can be read.
- *
- * @author Jeremy Long
- */
-public class MavenNamespaceFilter extends XMLFilterImpl {
-
-    /**
-     * The namespace to add for Maven POMs.
-     */
-    private static final String NAMESPACE = "http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0";
-    /**
-     * A flag indicating whether or not the namespace (prefix) has been added.
-     */
-    private boolean namespaceAdded = false;
-
-    /**
-     * Called at the start of the document parsing.
-     *
-     * @throws SAXException thrown if there is a SAXException
-     */
-    @Override
-    public void startDocument() throws SAXException {
-        super.startDocument();
-        startPrefixMapping("", NAMESPACE);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Called when an element is started.
-     *
-     * @param uri the uri
-     * @param localName the localName
-     * @param qName the qualified name
-     * @param attributes the attributes
-     * @throws SAXException thrown if there is a SAXException
-     */
-    @Override
-    public void startElement(String uri, String localName, String qName, Attributes attributes) throws SAXException {
-        super.startElement(NAMESPACE, localName, qName, attributes);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Indicates the start of the document.
-     *
-     * @param uri the uri
-     * @param localName the localName
-     * @param qName the qualified name
-     * @throws SAXException thrown if there is a SAXException
-     */
-    @Override
-    public void endElement(String uri, String localName, String qName)
-            throws SAXException {
-        super.endElement(NAMESPACE, localName, qName);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Called when prefix mapping is started.
-     *
-     * @param prefix the prefix
-     * @param url the url
-     * @throws SAXException thrown if there is a SAXException
-     */
-    @Override
-    public void startPrefixMapping(String prefix, String url) throws SAXException {
-        if (!this.namespaceAdded) {
-            namespaceAdded = true;
-            super.startPrefixMapping("", NAMESPACE);
-        }
-    }
-}