CVE-2022-40151 (High) detected in woodstox-core-5.0.3.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2022-40151 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - woodstox-core-5.0.3.jar

Woodstox is a high-performance XML processor that implements Stax (JSR-173), SAX2 and Stax2 APIs

Library home page: https://github.com/FasterXML/woodstox

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/woodstox/woodstox-core/5.0.3/woodstox-core-5.0.3.jar,/target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/woodstox-core-5.0.3.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **woodstox-core-5.0.3.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8306342580d27fb4c237bf454ac42845520bbdee

Found in base branch: dev

Vulnerability Details

Those using Xstream to seralize XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.

Publish Date: 2022-09-16

URL: CVE-2022-40151

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

Release Date: 2022-09-16

Fix Resolution: woodstox-core-5.4.0,woodstox-core-6.4.0

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.