CVE-2016-4003 (Medium) detected in struts2-core-2.3.20.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2016-4003 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - struts2-core-2.3.20.jar

Apache Struts 2

Path to dependency file: easybuggy-private/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/struts/struts2-core/2.3.20/struts2-core-2.3.20.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - vulnpackage-1.0.jar (Root Library) - struts2-rest-plugin-2.3.20.jar - :x: **struts2-core-2.3.20.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 6ef2566cb8b39d29f6b8b76a1bd3860df7fac401

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the URLDecoder function in JRE before 1.8, as used in Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.28, when using a single byte page encoding, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multi-byte characters in a url-encoded parameter.

Publish Date: 2016-04-12

URL: CVE-2016-4003

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://github.com/apache/struts/tree/STRUTS_2_3_28/

Release Date: 2016-04-12

Fix Resolution: org.apache.struts:struts2-core:2.3.28

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