rewrite-recipe-bom-2.20.0.pom: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 7.5)

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Vulnerable Library - rewrite-recipe-bom-2.20.0.pom

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.apache.poi/poi/3.16/ad21c123ee5d6b5b2a8f0d4ed23b3ffe6759a889/poi-3.16.jar

Found in HEAD commit: 4aec944554929469596fa5e2776a405d5efce1c4

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (rewrite-recipe-bom version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2017-12626	High	7.5	poi-3.16.jar	Transitive	N/A*	❌

*For some transitive vulnerabilities, there is no version of direct dependency with a fix. Check the "Details" section below to see if there is a version of transitive dependency where vulnerability is fixed.

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2017-12626

### Vulnerable Library - poi-3.16.jar

Apache POI - Java API To Access Microsoft Format Files

Library home page: http://www.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.apache.poi/poi/3.16/ad21c123ee5d6b5b2a8f0d4ed23b3ffe6759a889/poi-3.16.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - rewrite-recipe-bom-2.20.0.pom (Root Library) - rewrite-apache-1.7.0.jar - :x: **poi-3.16.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 4aec944554929469596fa5e2776a405d5efce1c4

Found in base branch: master

### Vulnerability Details

Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.17 are vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks: 1) Infinite Loops while parsing crafted WMF, EMF, MSG and macros (POI bugs 61338 and 61294), and 2) Out of Memory Exceptions while parsing crafted DOC, PPT and XLS (POI bugs 52372 and 61295).

Publish Date: 2018-01-29

URL: CVE-2017-12626

### CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

### Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/453d9af5dbabaccd9afb58d27279a9dbfe8e35f4e5ea1645ddd6960b@%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E

Release Date: 2018-01-29

Fix Resolution: org.apache.poi:poi-scratchpad:3.17,org.apache.poi:poi:3.17

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