CVE-2019-5427 (High) detected in c3p0-0.9.5.2.jar

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CVE-2019-5427 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - c3p0-0.9.5.2.jar

a JDBC Connection pooling / Statement caching library

Library home page: https://github.com/swaldman/c3p0

Path to dependency file: /cap-web/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /cap-web/pom.xml

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **c3p0-0.9.5.2.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

c3p0 version < 0.9.5.4 may be exploited by a billion laughs attack when loading XML configuration due to missing protections against recursive entity expansion when loading configuration.

Publish Date: 2019-04-22

URL: CVE-2019-5427

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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-5427

Release Date: 2019-04-22

Fix Resolution: 0.9.5.4

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