WS-2019-0379 (Medium) detected in commons-codec-1.10.jar

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WS-2019-0379 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - commons-codec-1.10.jar

The Apache Commons Codec package contains simple encoder and decoders for various formats such as Base64 and Hexadecimal. In addition to these widely used encoders and decoders, the codec package also maintains a collection of phonetic encoding utilities.

Path to dependency file: Simple-Logistics/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.10/4b95f4897fa13f2cd904aee711aeafc0c5295cd8/commons-codec-1.10.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - forge-1.12.2-14.23.5.2854_mapped_snapshot_20171003-1.12 (Root Library) - client-1.12.2 - httpclient-4.3.3.jar - :x: **commons-codec-1.10.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a6187db1761e4405646643b4cd77538266015b03

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Apache commons-codec before version “commons-codec-1.13-RC1” is vulnerable to information disclosure due to Improper Input validation.

Publish Date: 2019-05-20

URL: WS-2019-0379

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - 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://github.com/apache/commons-codec/commit/48b615756d1d770091ea3322eefc08011ee8b113

Release Date: 2019-05-12

Fix Resolution: 1.13-RC1

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