CVE-2023-33201 (Medium) detected in bcprov-jdk15on-1.69.jar

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CVE-2023-33201 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - bcprov-jdk15on-1.69.jar

The Bouncy Castle Crypto package is a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms. This jar contains JCE provider and lightweight API for the Bouncy Castle Cryptography APIs for JDK 1.5 and up.

Library home page: https://www.bouncycastle.org/java.html

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15on/1.69/bcprov-jdk15on-1.69.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-cloud-starter-openfeign-3.1.5.jar (Root Library) - spring-cloud-starter-3.1.5.jar - spring-security-rsa-1.0.11.RELEASE.jar - bcpkix-jdk15on-1.69.jar - :x: **bcprov-jdk15on-1.69.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 270465e4bf74e87253e9245ca2e1fc7ed83b0cbb

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Bouncy Castle For Java before 1.74 is affected by an LDAP injection vulnerability. The vulnerability only affects applications that use an LDAP CertStore from Bouncy Castle to validate X.509 certificates. During the certificate validation process, Bouncy Castle inserts the certificate's Subject Name into an LDAP search filter without any escaping, which leads to an LDAP injection vulnerability.

Publish Date: 2023-07-05

URL: CVE-2023-33201

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: Low - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2023-07-05

Fix Resolution: org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk18on:1.74, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:1.74, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk18on:1.74, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-debug-jdk18on:1.74, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk15to18:1.74, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18:1.74, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk14:1.74, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk15to18:1.74, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-debug-jdk14:1.74, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-debug-jdk15to18:1.74, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14:1.74

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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.

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