Using Java1.8, JSF 8.0, wildfly 13 and maven 3.3.3. Issue is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException jersey.repackaged.org.objectweb.asm.ClassReader - jboss

Question

We are working on jar updates and removing unwanted jars from the project. As you can see it's a very old project and many have added unwanted jars based on their requirment.
I am getting below error from past week, even if I revert my code to past production code. I have removed below jars from the project as we are having SCA scan errors on these. There are no compile issue but getting below exception on runtime.
from WEB-INF/lib
jackcess-1.2.10-SNAPSHOT.jar
gson-1.6.jar
xmlbeans-2.3.0.jar
below from a folder, not used in the project.
jsp-api-2.1-6.0.0.jar
jsr311-api-1.1.1.jar
json-20090211.jar
servlet-2.3.jar
Help would be much appreciated...
07:50:24,097 INFO [org.primefaces.webapp.PostConstructApplicationEventListener] (ServerService Thread Pool -- 99) Running on PrimeFaces 8.0
07:50:24,167 INFO [com.sun.jersey.api.core.servlet.WebAppResourceConfig] (ServerService Thread Pool -- 99) Scanning for root resource and provider classes in the Web app resource paths:
/WEB-INF/lib
/WEB-INF/classes
07:50:24,842 ERROR [org.jboss.msc.service.fail] (ServerService Thread Pool -- 99) MSC000001: Failed to start service jboss.undertow.deployment.default-server.default-host./CactusServer: org.jboss.msc.service.StartException in service jboss.undertow.deployment.default-server.default-host./CactusServer: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.deployment.UndertowDeploymentService$1.run(UndertowDeploymentService.java:81)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
at org.jboss.threads.ContextClassLoaderSavingRunnable.run(ContextClassLoaderSavingRunnable.java:35)
at org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor.safeRun(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1985)
at org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor$ThreadBody.doRunTask(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1487)
at org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor$ThreadBody.run(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1378)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:750)
at org.jboss.threads.JBossThread.run(JBossThread.java:485)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
at jersey.repackaged.org.objectweb.asm.ClassReader.<init>(ClassReader.java:170)
at jersey.repackaged.org.objectweb.asm.ClassReader.<init>(ClassReader.java:153)
at jersey.repackaged.org.objectweb.asm.ClassReader.<init>(ClassReader.java:424)
at com.sun.jersey.spi.scanning.AnnotationScannerListener.onProcess(AnnotationScannerListener.java:138)
at com.sun.jersey.core.spi.scanning.JarFileScanner.scan(JarFileScanner.java:97)
at com.sun.jersey.spi.scanning.servlet.WebAppResourcesScanner$1.f(WebAppResourcesScanner.java:94)
at com.sun.jersey.core.util.Closing.f(Closing.java:71)
at com.sun.jersey.spi.scanning.servlet.WebAppResourcesScanner.scan(WebAppResourcesScanner.java:92)
at com.sun.jersey.spi.scanning.servlet.WebAppResourcesScanner.scan(WebAppResourcesScanner.java:79)
at com.sun.jersey.api.core.ScanningResourceConfig.init(ScanningResourceConfig.java:80)
at com.sun.jersey.api.core.servlet.WebAppResourceConfig.init(WebAppResourceConfig.java:102)
at com.sun.jersey.api.core.servlet.WebAppResourceConfig.<init>(WebAppResourceConfig.java:89)
at com.sun.jersey.api.core.servlet.WebAppResourceConfig.<init>(WebAppResourceConfig.java:74)
at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.WebComponent.getWebAppResourceConfig(WebComponent.java:668)
at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.ServletContainer.getDefaultResourceConfig(ServletContainer.java:435)
at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.ServletContainer.getDefaultResourceConfig(ServletContainer.java:602)
at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.WebServletConfig.getDefaultResourceConfig(WebServletConfig.java:87)
at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.WebComponent.createResourceConfig(WebComponent.java:699)
at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.WebComponent.createResourceConfig(WebComponent.java:674)
at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.WebComponent.init(WebComponent.java:205)
at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.ServletContainer.init(ServletContainer.java:394)
at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.ServletContainer.init(ServletContainer.java:577)
at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:244)
at io.undertow.servlet.core.LifecyleInterceptorInvocation.proceed(LifecyleInterceptorInvocation.java:117)
at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.security.RunAsLifecycleInterceptor.init(RunAsLifecycleInterceptor.java:78)
at io.undertow.servlet.core.LifecyleInterceptorInvocation.proceed(LifecyleInterceptorInvocation.java:103)
at io.undertow.servlet.core.ManagedServlet$DefaultInstanceStrategy.start(ManagedServlet.java:300)
at io.undertow.servlet.core.ManagedServlet.createServlet(ManagedServlet.java:140)
at io.undertow.servlet.core.DeploymentManagerImpl$2.call(DeploymentManagerImpl.java:584)
at io.undertow.servlet.core.DeploymentManagerImpl$2.call(DeploymentManagerImpl.java:555)
at io.undertow.servlet.core.ServletRequestContextThreadSetupAction$1.call(ServletRequestContextThreadSetupAction.java:42)
at io.undertow.servlet.core.ContextClassLoaderSetupAction$1.call(ContextClassLoaderSetupAction.java:43)
at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.security.SecurityContextThreadSetupAction.lambda$create$0(SecurityContextThreadSetupAction.java:105)
at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.deployment.UndertowDeploymentInfoService$UndertowThreadSetupAction.lambda$create$0(UndertowDeploymentInfoService.java:1514)
at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.deployment.UndertowDeploymentInfoService$UndertowThreadSetupAction.lambda$create$0(UndertowDeploymentInfoService.java:1514)
at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.deployment.UndertowDeploymentInfoService$UndertowThreadSetupAction.lambda$create$0(UndertowDeploymentInfoService.java:1514)
at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.deployment.UndertowDeploymentInfoService$UndertowThreadSetupAction.lambda$create$0(UndertowDeploymentInfoService.java:1514)
at io.undertow.servlet.core.DeploymentManagerImpl.start(DeploymentManagerImpl.java:597)
at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.deployment.UndertowDeploymentService.startContext(UndertowDeploymentService.java:97)
at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.deployment.UndertowDeploymentService$1.run(UndertowDeploymentService.java:78)
... 8 more
07:50:24,868 ERROR [org.jboss.as.controller.management-operation] (DeploymentScanner-threads - 2) WFLYCTL0013: Operation ("deploy") failed - address: ([("deployment" => "CactusServer.war")]) - failure description: {
"WFLYCTL0080: Failed services" => {"jboss.undertow.deployment.default-server.default-host./CactusServer" => "java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException"},
"WFLYCTL0288: One or more services were unable to start due to one or more indirect dependencies not being available." => {
"Services that were unable to start:" => ["jboss.deployment.unit.\"CactusServer.war\".deploymentCompleteService"],
"Services that may be the cause:" => [
"jboss.clustering.web.route.default-server",
"jboss.iiop-openjdk.poa-service.rootpoa",
"jboss.txn.service.remote",
"jboss.xts.handlers",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.default-service-provider-registry.ejb",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.default-service-provider-registry.web",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.group.ejb.passivation",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.group.hibernate.entity",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.group.hibernate.local-query",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.group.hibernate.timestamps",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.group.server.client-mappings",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.group.server.default",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.group.web.client-mappings",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.group.web.default-server",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.group.web.passivation",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry.ejb.passivation",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry.server.default",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry.web.passivation",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-entry.ejb.passivation",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-entry.hibernate.entity",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-entry.hibernate.local-query",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-entry.hibernate.timestamps",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-entry.server.client-mappings",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-entry.server.default",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-entry.web.client-mappings",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-entry.web.default-server",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-entry.web.passivation",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-factory.ejb.passivation",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-factory.hibernate.entity",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-factory.hibernate.local-query",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-factory.hibernate.timestamps",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-factory.server.client-mappings",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-factory.server.default",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-factory.web.client-mappings",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-factory.web.default-server",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.registry-factory.web.passivation",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.service-provider-registry.ejb.client-mappings",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.service-provider-registry.ejb.passivation",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.service-provider-registry.hibernate.entity",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.service-provider-registry.hibernate.local-query",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.service-provider-registry.hibernate.timestamps",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.service-provider-registry.server.client-mappings",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.service-provider-registry.server.default",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.service-provider-registry.web.client-mappings",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.service-provider-registry.web.default-server",
"org.wildfly.clustering.cache.service-provider-registry.web.passivation",
"org.wildfly.clustering.command-dispatcher-factory.ejb",
"org.wildfly.clustering.command-dispatcher-factory.hibernate",
"org.wildfly.clustering.command-dispatcher-factory.local",
"org.wildfly.clustering.command-dispatcher-factory.server",
"org.wildfly.clustering.command-dispatcher-factory.web",
"org.wildfly.clustering.default-command-dispatcher-factory",
"org.wildfly.clustering.group.hibernate",
"org.wildfly.clustering.group.server",
"org.wildfly.clustering.group.web",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache.ejb.passivation",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache.hibernate.entity",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache.hibernate.local-query",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache.hibernate.timestamps",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache.server.client-mappings",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache.server.default",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache.store.hibernate.entity",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache.store.hibernate.local-query",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache.store.hibernate.timestamps",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache.store.server.default",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache.store.web.passivation",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache.web.client-mappings",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache.web.default-server",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache.web.passivation",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.hibernate.entity",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.hibernate.entity.expiration",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.hibernate.entity.locking",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.hibernate.entity.memory",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.hibernate.entity.transaction",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.hibernate.local-query",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.hibernate.local-query.expiration",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.hibernate.local-query.locking",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.hibernate.local-query.memory",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.hibernate.local-query.transaction",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.hibernate.timestamps",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.hibernate.timestamps.expiration",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.hibernate.timestamps.locking",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.hibernate.timestamps.memory",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.hibernate.timestamps.transaction",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.server.client-mappings",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.server.default",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.server.default.expiration",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.server.default.locking",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.server.default.memory",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.server.default.transaction",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.web.client-mappings",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.web.default-server",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.web.passivation",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.web.passivation.expiration",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.web.passivation.locking",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.web.passivation.memory",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.web.passivation.transaction",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-configuration.web.passivation.write",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-container.hibernate",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-container.server",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-container.web",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-container-configuration.hibernate",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-container-configuration.hibernate.transport",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-container-configuration.server",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-container-configuration.server.transport",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-container-configuration.web",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.cache-container-configuration.web.transport",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.default-cache.ejb",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.default-cache.web",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.default-cache-configuration.server",
"org.wildfly.clustering.infinispan.default-cache-configuration.web"
]
}
}
**POM file**
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0
http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<artifactId>CactusServer</artifactId>
<packaging>war</packaging>
<name>Cactus Server Project</name>
<parent>
<groupId>com.xorail</groupId>
<artifactId>com.xorail.talon.pom</artifactId>
<relativePath>../com.xorail.talon.pom</relativePath>
<version>${app-version}</version>
</parent>
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>prime-repo</id>
<name>PrimeFaces Maven Repository</name>
<url>https://repository.primefaces.org</url>
<layout>default</layout>
</repository>
<repository>
<id>Jboss 3rd party</id>
<url>https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/repositories/thirdparty-releases/</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.xorail</groupId>
<artifactId>CactusShared</artifactId>
<version>${project.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.xorail</groupId>
<artifactId>com.xorail.util.property</artifactId>
<version>${project.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.xorail</groupId>
<artifactId>com.xorail.qaqc</artifactId>
<version>${project.version}</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.richfaces.framework/richfaces-api
<dependency> <groupId>org.richfaces.framework</groupId> <artifactId>richfaces-api</artifactId>
<version>3.3.3.Final</version> </dependency> -->
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.richfaces.framework/richfaces-impl
<dependency> <groupId>org.richfaces.framework</groupId> <artifactId>richfaces-impl</artifactId>
<version>3.3.3.Final</version> </dependency> -->
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.richfaces.framework/richfaces-impl-jsf2
<dependency> <groupId>org.richfaces.framework</groupId> <artifactId>richfaces-impl-jsf2</artifactId>
<version>3.3.3.Final</version> <scope>provided</scope> </dependency> -->
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.richfaces.ui/richfaces-ui <dependency>
<groupId>org.richfaces.ui</groupId> <artifactId>richfaces-ui</artifactId>
<version>3.3.3.Final</version> </dependency> -->
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.axis/axis -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.axis</groupId>
<artifactId>axis</artifactId>
<version>1.4</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.axis2/axis2 -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
<artifactId>axis2</artifactId>
<version>1.6.2</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/commons-httpclient/commons-httpclient -->
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-httpclient</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-httpclient</artifactId>
<version>3.1</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.quartz-scheduler/quartz -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.quartz-scheduler</groupId>
<artifactId>quartz</artifactId>
<version>1.8.6</version>
</dependency>
<!-- cron-utils -->
<dependency>
<groupId>com.cronutils</groupId>
<artifactId>cron-utils</artifactId>
<version>9.0.2</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/net.sf.dozer/dozer -->
<dependency>
<groupId>net.sf.dozer</groupId>
<artifactId>dozer</artifactId>
<version>5.4.0</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/commons-net/commons-net -->
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-net</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-net</artifactId>
<version>3.0.1</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.jboss.spec.javax.faces/jboss-jsf-api_2.2_spec -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.jboss.spec.javax.faces</groupId>
<artifactId>jboss-jsf-api_2.2_spec</artifactId>
<version>2.2.12</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.myfaces.tomahawk/tomahawk21 -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.myfaces.tomahawk</groupId>
<artifactId>tomahawk21</artifactId>
<version>1.1.14</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.commons/commons-compress -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>
<version>1.16.1</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.sun.facelets/jsf-facelets <dependency>
<groupId>com.sun.facelets</groupId> <artifactId>jsf-facelets</artifactId>
<version>1.1.15</version> </dependency> -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.jboss.spec.javax.servlet</groupId>
<artifactId>jboss-servlet-api_3.1_spec</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0.Final</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.jboss.spec.javax.servlet.jsp</groupId>
<artifactId>jboss-jsp-api_2.3_spec</artifactId>
<version>1.0.1.Final</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Redmine related references -->
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/asm/asm -->
<dependency>
<groupId>asm</groupId>
<artifactId>asm</artifactId>
<version>3.2</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.httpcomponents/httpclient -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
<version>4.5.1</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.taskadapter/redmine-java-api -->
<dependency>
<groupId>com.taskadapter</groupId>
<artifactId>redmine-java-api</artifactId>
<version>2.6.0</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.primefaces/primefaces -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.primefaces</groupId>
<artifactId>primefaces</artifactId>
<version>8.0</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.primefaces.themes/casablanca -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.primefaces.themes</groupId>
<artifactId>bootstrap</artifactId>
<version>1.0.10</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-discovery</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-discovery</artifactId>
<version>0.5</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>wsdl4j</groupId>
<artifactId>wsdl4j</artifactId>
<version>1.6.2</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.nimbusds</groupId>
<artifactId>oauth2-oidc-sdk</artifactId>
<version>5.24.1</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.json</groupId>
<artifactId>json</artifactId>
<version>20090211</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
<artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
<version>3.0.1</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
<version>1.7.5</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/commons-codec/commons-codec -->
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
<version>1.13</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
<finalName>${project.artifactId}</finalName>
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>src</directory>
<includes>
<include>**/*.properties</include>
</includes>
</resource>
</resources>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.6</version>
<configuration>
<warSourceDirectory>WebContent</warSourceDirectory>
<failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.5.1</version>
<configuration>
<source>${java-version}</source>
<target>${java-version}</target>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>