commons-io-2.11.0.jar: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 7.5) unreachable

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Vulnerable Library - commons-io-2.11.0.jar

The Apache Commons IO library contains utility classes, stream implementations, file filters, file comparators, endian transformation classes, and much more.

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

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-io/commons-io/2.11.0/commons-io-2.11.0.jar

Found in HEAD commit: 59431581b1bb97286217d47b9b8d32586fa2dc9e

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Exploit Maturity	EPSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (commons-io version)	Remediation Possible**	Reachability
CVE-2024-47554	High	7.5	Not Defined	0.0%	commons-io-2.11.0.jar	Direct	2.14.0	✅	Unreachable

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Details

CVE-2024-47554

### Vulnerable Library - commons-io-2.11.0.jar

The Apache Commons IO library contains utility classes, stream implementations, file filters, file comparators, endian transformation classes, and much more.

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

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-io/commons-io/2.11.0/commons-io-2.11.0.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **commons-io-2.11.0.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 59431581b1bb97286217d47b9b8d32586fa2dc9e

Found in base branch: main

### Reachability Analysis

The vulnerable code is unreachable

### Vulnerability Details

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Commons IO. The org.apache.commons.io.input.XmlStreamReader class may excessively consume CPU resources when processing maliciously crafted input. This issue affects Apache Commons IO: from 2.0 before 2.14.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.14.0 or later, which fixes the issue.

Publish Date: 2024-10-03

URL: CVE-2024-47554

### Threat Assessment

Exploit Maturity: Not Defined

EPSS: 0.0%

### 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/6ozr91rr9cj5lm0zyhv30bsp317hk5z1

Release Date: 2024-10-03

Fix Resolution: 2.14.0

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