This is the core of the problem, and somehow maven downloaded a corrupt POM.xml and has problems parsing it. What I would do is complete delete /root/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml (and all child directories) and maven will attempt to re-download those dependencies again. The text file you included in your message looks like some kind of javascript, which may have been rendered if you are going through some kind of HTTP proxy and it was prompting you for some kind of input before proceeding? So check your internet connection to ensure you can access the remote maven repositories without errors.