WS-2018-0124 (Medium) detected in jackson-core-2.1.3.jar

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WS-2018-0124 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jackson-core-2.1.3.jar

Core Jackson abstractions, basic JSON streaming API implementation

Path to dependency file: /tests/test-sessions/test-gcloud-sessions/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-core/2.1.3/jackson-core-2.1.3.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-core/2.1.3/jackson-core-2.1.3.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - google-cloud-datastore-1.0.0.jar (Root Library) - google-cloud-core-1.0.0.jar - gax-1.0.0.jar - google-auth-library-oauth2-http-0.6.1.jar - google-http-client-jackson2-1.21.0.jar - :x: **jackson-core-2.1.3.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: e4f77a76743d4b8fa6fe69cb1085577284ceb3e1

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In Jackson Core before version 2.8.6 if the REST endpoint consumes POST requests with JSON or XML data and data are invalid, the first unrecognized token is printed to server.log. If the first token is word of length 10MB, the whole word is printed. This is potentially dangerous and can be used to attack the server by filling the disk with logs.

Publish Date: 2018-06-24

URL: WS-2018-0124

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

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: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=WS-2018-0124

Release Date: 2018-01-24

Fix Resolution (com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core): 2.8.6

Direct dependency fix Resolution (com.google.cloud:google-cloud-datastore): 1.13.0

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