httpclient-4.5.12.jar: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 5.3) - autoclosed

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Vulnerable Library - httpclient-4.5.12.jar

Apache HttpComponents Client

Library home page: http://hc.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/httpcomponents/httpclient/4.5.12/httpclient-4.5.12.jar

Found in HEAD commit: af0de1ab054f866ea94cd6bd334c26f2afb0ba85

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (httpclient version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2020-13956	Medium	5.3	httpclient-4.5.12.jar	Direct	4.5.13	❌

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2020-13956

### Vulnerable Library - httpclient-4.5.12.jar

Apache HttpComponents Client

Library home page: http://hc.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/httpcomponents/httpclient/4.5.12/httpclient-4.5.12.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **httpclient-4.5.12.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: af0de1ab054f866ea94cd6bd334c26f2afb0ba85

Found in base branch: master

### Vulnerability Details

Apache HttpClient versions prior to version 4.5.13 and 5.0.3 can misinterpret malformed authority component in request URIs passed to the library as java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host for request execution.

Publish Date: 2020-12-02

URL: CVE-2020-13956

### 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: Low - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

### Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-13956

Release Date: 2020-12-02

Fix Resolution: 4.5.13

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