CVE-2017-0248 (Medium) detected in system.text.encodings.web.4.0.0.nupkg

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CVE-2017-0248 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - system.text.encodings.web.4.0.0.nupkg

Provides types for encoding and escaping strings for use in JavaScript, HyperText Markup Language (H...

Library home page: https://api.nuget.org/packages/system.text.encodings.web.4.0.0.nupkg

Dependency Hierarchy: - microsoft.aspnetcore.http.abstractions.1.0.0.nupkg (Root Library) - :x: **system.text.encodings.web.4.0.0.nupkg** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: f0cec62ac603399e31e46b9b6fc80363d263488a

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and 4.7 allow an attacker to bypass Enhanced Security Usage taggings when they present a certificate that is invalid for a specific use, aka ".NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Publish Date: 2017-05-12

URL: CVE-2017-0248

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

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: Low - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2017-05-12

Fix Resolution: System.Text.Encodings.Web - 4.0.1, 4.3.1;System.Net.Http - 4.1.2, 4.3.2;System.Net.Http.WinHttpHandler - 4.0.2, 4.3.1;System.Net.Security - 4.0.1, 4.3.1;System.Net.WebSockets.Client - 4.0.1, 4.3.1;Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc - 1.0.4, 1.1.3;Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core - 1.0.4, 1.1.3;Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions - 1.0.4, 1.1.3;Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer - 1.0.4, 1.1.3;Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Cors - 1.0.4, 1.1.3;Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.DataAnnotations - 1.0.4, 1.1.3;Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json - 1.0.4, 1.1.3;Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Xml - 1.0.4, 1.1.3;Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization - 1.0.4, 1.1.3;Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Host - 1.0.4, 1.1.3;Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor - 1.0.4, 1.1.3;Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers - 1.0.4, 1.1.3;Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures - 1.0.4, 1.1.3;Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.WebApiCompatShim - 1.0.4, 1.1.3

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