WS-2020-0293 (Medium) detected in spring-security-web-5.3.4.RELEASE.jar

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WS-2020-0293 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-security-web-5.3.4.RELEASE.jar

spring-security-web

Library home page: https://spring.io/spring-security

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/security/spring-security-web/5.3.4.RELEASE/spring-security-web-5.3.4.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-security-2.3.3.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - :x: **spring-security-web-5.3.4.RELEASE.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: b5d4609813e9f58153232aeda93e7e977a68a95e

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Spring Security before 5.2.9, 5.3.7, and 5.4.3 vulnerable to side-channel attacks. Vulnerable versions of Spring Security don't use constant time comparisons for CSRF tokens.

Publish Date: 2020-12-17

URL: WS-2020-0293

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2020-12-17

Fix Resolution (org.springframework.security:spring-security-web): 5.3.7.RELEASE

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security): 2.3.9.RELEASE

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