Error starting server

I downloaded the master branch of this project, and entered the command

mvn package jetty:run

It downloaded dependencies, compiled the source, and tried to run the maven war plugin, which resulted in the following. Is there something obvious that I'm doing wrong? Thank you

com.google.inject.ProvisionException: Unable to provision, see the following errors:

1. Error injecting constructor, java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: Cannot access defaults field of Properties
   at org.apache.maven.plugin.war.WarMojo.(Unknown Source)
   while locating org.apache.maven.plugin.war.WarMojo

1 error
at com.google.inject.internal.InternalProvisionException.toProvisionException (InternalProvisionException.java:226)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl$1.get (InjectorImpl.java:1053)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.getInstance (InjectorImpl.java:1086)
at org.eclipse.sisu.space.AbstractDeferredClass.get (AbstractDeferredClass.java:48)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProviderInternalFactory.provision (ProviderInternalFactory.java:85)
at com.google.inject.internal.InternalFactoryToInitializableAdapter.provision (InternalFactoryToInitializableAdapter.java:57)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProviderInternalFactory$1.call (ProviderInternalFactory.java:66)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProvisionListenerStackCallback$Provision.provision (ProvisionListenerStackCallback.java:112)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProvisionListenerStackCallback$Provision.provision (ProvisionListenerStackCallback.java:127)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProvisionListenerStackCallback.provision (ProvisionListenerStackCallback.java:66)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProviderInternalFactory.circularGet (ProviderInternalFactory.java:61)
at com.google.inject.internal.InternalFactoryToInitializableAdapter.get (InternalFactoryToInitializableAdapter.java:47)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl$1.get (InjectorImpl.java:1050)
at org.eclipse.sisu.inject.Guice4$1.get (Guice4.java:162)
at org.eclipse.sisu.inject.LazyBeanEntry.getValue (LazyBeanEntry.java:81)
at org.eclipse.sisu.plexus.LazyPlexusBean.getValue (LazyPlexusBean.java:51)
at org.codehaus.plexus.DefaultPlexusContainer.lookup (DefaultPlexusContainer.java:263)
at org.codehaus.plexus.DefaultPlexusContainer.lookup (DefaultPlexusContainer.java:255)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultMavenPluginManager.getConfiguredMojo (DefaultMavenPluginManager.java:520)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:124)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:210)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:156)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:148)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:56)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:305)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:192)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:105)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:957)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:289)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:193)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:78)
at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:567)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:282)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:225)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:406)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:347)
Caused by: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: Cannot access defaults field of Properties
at com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.PropertiesConverter. (PropertiesConverter.java:46)
at com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream.setupConverters (XStream.java:647)
at com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream. (XStream.java:445)
at com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream. (XStream.java:385)
at com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream. (XStream.java:342)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.war.util.WebappStructureSerializer. (WebappStructureSerializer.java:47)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.war.AbstractWarMojo. (AbstractWarMojo.java:316)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.war.WarMojo. (WarMojo.java:49)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0 (Native Method)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance (NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:78)
at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance (DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstanceWithCaller (Constructor.java:499)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance (Constructor.java:480)
at com.google.inject.internal.DefaultConstructionProxyFactory$ReflectiveProxy.newInstance (DefaultConstructionProxyFactory.java:126)
at com.google.inject.internal.ConstructorInjector.provision (ConstructorInjector.java:114)
at com.google.inject.internal.ConstructorInjector.access$000 (ConstructorInjector.java:32)
at com.google.inject.internal.ConstructorInjector$1.call (ConstructorInjector.java:98)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProvisionListenerStackCallback$Provision.provision (ProvisionListenerStackCallback.java:112)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProvisionListenerStackCallback$Provision.provision (ProvisionListenerStackCallback.java:127)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProvisionListenerStackCallback.provision (ProvisionListenerStackCallback.java:66)
at com.google.inject.internal.ConstructorInjector.construct (ConstructorInjector.java:93)
at com.google.inject.internal.ConstructorBindingImpl$Factory.get (ConstructorBindingImpl.java:306)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl$1.get (InjectorImpl.java:1050)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.getInstance (InjectorImpl.java:1086)
at org.eclipse.sisu.space.AbstractDeferredClass.get (AbstractDeferredClass.java:48)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProviderInternalFactory.provision (ProviderInternalFactory.java:85)
at com.google.inject.internal.InternalFactoryToInitializableAdapter.provision (InternalFactoryToInitializableAdapter.java:57)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProviderInternalFactory$1.call (ProviderInternalFactory.java:66)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProvisionListenerStackCallback$Provision.provision (ProvisionListenerStackCallback.java:112)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProvisionListenerStackCallback$Provision.provision (ProvisionListenerStackCallback.java:127)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProvisionListenerStackCallback.provision (ProvisionListenerStackCallback.java:66)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProviderInternalFactory.circularGet (ProviderInternalFactory.java:61)
at com.google.inject.internal.InternalFactoryToInitializableAdapter.get (InternalFactoryToInitializableAdapter.java:47)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl$1.get (InjectorImpl.java:1050)
at org.eclipse.sisu.inject.Guice4$1.get (Guice4.java:162)
at org.eclipse.sisu.inject.LazyBeanEntry.getValue (LazyBeanEntry.java:81)
at org.eclipse.sisu.plexus.LazyPlexusBean.getValue (LazyPlexusBean.java:51)
at org.codehaus.plexus.DefaultPlexusContainer.lookup (DefaultPlexusContainer.java:263)
at org.codehaus.plexus.DefaultPlexusContainer.lookup (DefaultPlexusContainer.java:255)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultMavenPluginManager.getConfiguredMojo (DefaultMavenPluginManager.java:520)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:124)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:210)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:156)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:148)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:56)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:305)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:192)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:105)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:957)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:289)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:193)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:78)
at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:567)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:282)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:225)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:406)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:347)

Reproduce the reported mvn package jetty:run command and start with the Maven build configuration plus the WAR plugin and XStream entries named in the stack trace. Confirm the relevant runtime and dependency combination, then verify that packaging and starting the server complete without the Cannot access defaults field of Properties error.