CVE-2022-25857 (High) detected in snakeyaml-1.27.jar

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CVE-2022-25857 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - snakeyaml-1.27.jar

YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Java

Library home page: http://www.snakeyaml.org

Path to dependency file: /webgoat-server/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.27/snakeyaml-1.27.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.27/snakeyaml-1.27.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.27/snakeyaml-1.27.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-validation-2.4.3.jar (Root Library) - spring-boot-starter-2.4.3.jar - :x: **snakeyaml-1.27.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3f40aaa55b2c1a3432a061c27496ea82f484838a

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

The package org.yaml:snakeyaml from 0 and before 1.31 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due missing to nested depth limitation for collections.

Publish Date: 2022-08-30

URL: CVE-2022-25857

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

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-25857

Release Date: 2022-08-30

Fix Resolution (org.yaml:snakeyaml): 1.31

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation): 3.0.0

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