commons-io-2.6.jar: 2 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 8.7) reachable

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Vulnerable Library - commons-io-2.6.jar

The Apache Commons IO library contains utility classes, stream implementations, file filters, file comparators, endian transformation classes, and much more.

Library home page: https://www.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-io/commons-io/2.6/commons-io-2.6.jar

Found in HEAD commit: 6ddb9641a57f81550a62ce92f5c7c54324375e0a

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Exploit Maturity	EPSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (commons-io version)	Remediation Possible**	Reachability
CVE-2021-29425	Medium	6.3	Not Defined	0.2%	commons-io-2.6.jar	Direct	2.7	✅	Reachable
CVE-2024-47554	High	8.7	Not Defined	0.0%	commons-io-2.6.jar	Direct	2.14.0	✅

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Details

CVE-2021-29425

### Vulnerable Library - commons-io-2.6.jar

The Apache Commons IO library contains utility classes, stream implementations, file filters, file comparators, endian transformation classes, and much more.

Library home page: https://www.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-io/commons-io/2.6/commons-io-2.6.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **commons-io-2.6.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 6ddb9641a57f81550a62ce92f5c7c54324375e0a

Found in base branch: main

### Reachability Analysis This vulnerability is potentially reachable ``` org.owasp.webgoat.lessons.pathtraversal.ProfileUploadBase (Application) -> ❌ org.apache.commons.io.FilenameUtils (Vulnerable Component) ```

### Vulnerability Details

In Apache Commons IO before 2.7, When invoking the method FileNameUtils.normalize with an improper input string, like "//../foo", or "\\..\foo", the result would be the same value, thus possibly providing access to files in the parent directory, but not further above (thus "limited" path traversal), if the calling code would use the result to construct a path value.

Publish Date: 2021-04-13

URL: CVE-2021-29425

### Threat Assessment

Exploit Maturity: Not Defined

EPSS: 0.2%

### CVSS 4 Score Details (6.3)

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

For more information on CVSS4 Scores, click here.

### Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-29425

Release Date: 2021-04-13

Fix Resolution: 2.7

:rescue_worker_helmet: Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

CVE-2024-47554

### Vulnerable Library - commons-io-2.6.jar

The Apache Commons IO library contains utility classes, stream implementations, file filters, file comparators, endian transformation classes, and much more.

Library home page: https://www.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-io/commons-io/2.6/commons-io-2.6.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **commons-io-2.6.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 6ddb9641a57f81550a62ce92f5c7c54324375e0a

Found in base branch: main

### Vulnerability Details

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Commons IO. The org.apache.commons.io.input.XmlStreamReader class may excessively consume CPU resources when processing maliciously crafted input. This issue affects Apache Commons IO: from 2.0 before 2.14.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.14.0 or later, which fixes the issue.

Publish Date: 2024-10-03

URL: CVE-2024-47554

### Threat Assessment

Exploit Maturity: Not Defined

EPSS: 0.0%

### CVSS 4 Score Details (8.7)

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

For more information on CVSS4 Scores, click here.

### Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://lists.apache.org/thread/6ozr91rr9cj5lm0zyhv30bsp317hk5z1

Release Date: 2024-10-03

Fix Resolution: 2.14.0

:rescue_worker_helmet: Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

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