CVE-2012-5783 (Medium) detected in commons-httpclient-3.1.jar

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CVE-2012-5783 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - commons-httpclient-3.1.jar

The HttpClient component supports the client-side of RFC 1945 (HTTP/1.0) and RFC 2616 (HTTP/1.1) , several related specifications (RFC 2109 (Cookies) , RFC 2617 (HTTP Authentication) , etc.), and provides a framework by which new request types (methods) or HTTP extensions can be created easily.

Library home page: http://jakarta.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /foxtrot-sql/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-httpclient/commons-httpclient/3.1/commons-httpclient-3.1.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-httpclient/commons-httpclient/3.1/commons-httpclient-3.1.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-httpclient/commons-httpclient/3.1/commons-httpclient-3.1.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-httpclient/commons-httpclient/3.1/commons-httpclient-3.1.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - hbase-server-1.2.1.jar (Root Library) - hbase-common-1.2.1.jar - hadoop-common-2.5.1.jar - :x: **commons-httpclient-3.1.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ffb8a6014463ce8aac1bf6e7dc9a23fc4a2a8adc

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Apache Commons HttpClient 3.x, as used in Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS) merchant Java SDK and other products, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Publish Date: 2012-11-04

URL: CVE-2012-5783

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.8)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5783

Release Date: 2012-11-04

Fix Resolution (commons-httpclient:commons-httpclient): 20020423

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.apache.hbase:hbase-server): 1.2.6.1

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