hibernate-validator-6.0.20.Final.jar: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 6.1)

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Vulnerable Library - hibernate-validator-6.0.20.Final.jar

Hibernate's Bean Validation (JSR-380) reference implementation.

Library home page: http://hibernate.org/validator

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/hibernate/validator/hibernate-validator/6.0.20.Final/hibernate-validator-6.0.20.Final.jar

Found in HEAD commit: 544c911d2637a43b61dd7a5d9f439db84a85d452

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (hibernate-validator version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2023-1932	Medium	6.1	hibernate-validator-6.0.20.Final.jar	Direct	6.2.0.CR1	❌

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

Details

CVE-2023-1932

### Vulnerable Library - hibernate-validator-6.0.20.Final.jar

Hibernate's Bean Validation (JSR-380) reference implementation.

Library home page: http://hibernate.org/validator

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/hibernate/validator/hibernate-validator/6.0.20.Final/hibernate-validator-6.0.20.Final.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **hibernate-validator-6.0.20.Final.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 544c911d2637a43b61dd7a5d9f439db84a85d452

Found in base branch: master

### Vulnerability Details

A vulnerability was found in hibernate-validator version 6.1.2.Final, where the method 'isValid' in the class org.hibernate.validator.internal.constraintvalidators.hv.SafeHtmlValidator can by bypassed by omitting the tag end (less than sign). Browsers typically still render the invalid html which leads to attacks like HTML injection and Cross-Site-Scripting.

Publish Date: 2023-04-07

URL: CVE-2023-1932

### CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Changed - 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1809444

Release Date: 2023-04-07

Fix Resolution: 6.2.0.CR1

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.