groovy-all-3.0.15-groovydoc.jar: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 5.5)

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Vulnerable Library - groovy-all-3.0.15-groovydoc.jar

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.testng/testng/7.5/1416a607fae667c14e390b484e8d02b5824c0674/testng-7.5.jar

Found in HEAD commit: 26696d30ae3a174047ee21ec6573e9b8b0bc1d1e

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (groovy-all version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2022-4065	Medium	5.5	testng-7.5.jar	Transitive	N/A*	❌

*For some transitive vulnerabilities, there is no version of direct dependency with a fix. Check the "Details" section below to see if there is a version of transitive dependency where vulnerability is fixed.

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

Details

CVE-2022-4065

### Vulnerable Library - testng-7.5.jar

Testing framework for Java

Library home page: https://testng.org

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.testng/testng/7.5/1416a607fae667c14e390b484e8d02b5824c0674/testng-7.5.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - groovy-all-3.0.15-groovydoc.jar (Root Library) - groovy-testng-3.0.15.jar - :x: **testng-7.5.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 26696d30ae3a174047ee21ec6573e9b8b0bc1d1e

Found in base branch: main

### Vulnerability Details

A vulnerability was found in cbeust testng 7.5.0/7.6.0/7.6.1/7.7.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function testngXmlExistsInJar of the file testng-core/src/main/java/org/testng/JarFileUtils.java of the component XML File Parser. The manipulation leads to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 7.5.1 and 7.7.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 9150736cd2c123a6a3b60e6193630859f9f0422b. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-214027.

Publish Date: 2022-11-19

URL: CVE-2022-4065

### CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

### Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2022-11-19

Fix Resolution: org.testng:testng:7.7.0

[jordarlu]

This is another transitive CVE that we don't have solution to fix it at the moment. even in the latest groovy-testng:3.0.18, it is still vulnerable to CVE-2022-4065 https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.codehaus.groovy/groovy-testng/3.0.18

|    +--- org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-testng:3.0.15
|    |    +--- org.codehaus.groovy:groovy:3.0.15
|    |    \--- org.testng:testng:7.5

[jordarlu]

at the moment , the latest org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-testng:3.0.19 still does not address this CVE .. will need to wait for it