CVE-2022-25857 (High) detected in snakeyaml-1.26.jar

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CVE-2022-25857 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - snakeyaml-1.26.jar

YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Java

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

Path to dependency file: /app/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /C:/Users/DanielBrown/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.26/snakeyaml-1.26.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-web-2.3.1.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - spring-boot-starter-2.3.1.RELEASE.jar - :x: **snakeyaml-1.26.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3f927c4704a4b5f8c1f0a78b5569f9a0931229d6

Found in base branch: main

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