The Enterprise Security API (ESAPI) project is an OWASP project
to create simple strong security controls for every web platform.
Security controls are not simple to build. You can read about the
hundreds of pitfalls for unwary developers on the OWASP web site. By
providing developers with a set of strong controls, we aim to
eliminate some of the complexity of creating secure web applications.
This can result in significant cost savings across the SDLC.
ESAPI 2.5.2.0 and later addressed the DoS vulnerability described in CVE-2023-24998, which Apache Commons FileUpload 1.5 attempted to remediate. But while writing up a new security bulletin regarding the impact on the affected ESAPI HTTPUtilities.getFileUploads methods (or more specifically those methods in the DefaultHTTPUtilities implementation class), I realized that a DoS vulnerability still persists in ESAPI and for that matter in Apache Commons FileUpload as well.
WS-2023-0388 - High Severity Vulnerability
The Enterprise Security API (ESAPI) project is an OWASP project to create simple strong security controls for every web platform. Security controls are not simple to build. You can read about the hundreds of pitfalls for unwary developers on the OWASP web site. By providing developers with a set of strong controls, we aim to eliminate some of the complexity of creating secure web applications. This can result in significant cost savings across the SDLC.
Library home page: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Enterprise_Security_API
Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /repository/org/owasp/esapi/esapi/2.1.0.1/esapi-2.1.0.1.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **esapi-2.1.0.1.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 5149eecccd483f26ca5c88849b289cbf53b498e0
Found in base branch: master
ESAPI 2.5.2.0 and later addressed the DoS vulnerability described in CVE-2023-24998, which Apache Commons FileUpload 1.5 attempted to remediate. But while writing up a new security bulletin regarding the impact on the affected ESAPI HTTPUtilities.getFileUploads methods (or more specifically those methods in the DefaultHTTPUtilities implementation class), I realized that a DoS vulnerability still persists in ESAPI and for that matter in Apache Commons FileUpload as well.
Publish Date: 2023-10-28
URL: WS-2023-0388
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
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Origin: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7c2q-5qmr-v76q
Release Date: 2023-10-28
Fix Resolution: 2.5.2.0