WS-2016-7107 (Medium) detected in spring-security-web-5.1.5.RELEASE.jar

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WS-2016-7107 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-security-web-5.1.5.RELEASE.jar

spring-security-web

Library home page: https://spring.io/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/security/spring-security-web/5.1.5.RELEASE/spring-security-web-5.1.5.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-security-2.1.4.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - :x: **spring-security-web-5.1.5.RELEASE.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3f6d614029f4d6cfdddfcef8468949cb7822503c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

CSRF tokens in Spring Security are vulnerable to a breach attack. Spring Security always returns the same CSRF token to the browser.

Publish Date: 2016-08-02

URL: WS-2016-7107

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/WS-2016-7107

Release Date: 2016-08-02

Fix Resolution: org.springframework.security:spring-security-web - 5.2.14.RELEASE,5.3.13.RELEASE,5.5.4,5.4.10

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