commons-codec-1.6.jar: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 6.5)

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Vulnerable Library - commons-codec-1.6.jar

The codec package contains simple encoder and decoders for various formats such as Base64 and Hexadecimal. In addition to these widely used encoders and decoders, the codec package also maintains a collection of phonetic encoding utilities.

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

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/commons-codec-1.6.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.6/commons-codec-1.6.jar

Found in HEAD commit: d036c7c5d23c484d9f8c12b1cc9fbbb1b20e6338

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (commons-codec version)	Remediation Possible**
WS-2019-0379	Medium	6.5	commons-codec-1.6.jar	Direct	1.13	✅

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

Details

WS-2019-0379

### Vulnerable Library - commons-codec-1.6.jar

The codec package contains simple encoder and decoders for various formats such as Base64 and Hexadecimal. In addition to these widely used encoders and decoders, the codec package also maintains a collection of phonetic encoding utilities.

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

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/commons-codec-1.6.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.6/commons-codec-1.6.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **commons-codec-1.6.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d036c7c5d23c484d9f8c12b1cc9fbbb1b20e6338

Found in base branch: dev

### Vulnerability Details

Apache commons-codec before version “commons-codec-1.13-RC1” is vulnerable to information disclosure due to Improper Input validation.

Publish Date: 2019-05-20

URL: WS-2019-0379

### CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

### Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2019-05-20

Fix Resolution: 1.13

:rescue_worker_helmet: Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

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