checkstyle-6.18.jar: 2 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 5.3)

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Vulnerable Library - checkstyle-6.18.jar

Checkstyle is a development tool to help programmers write Java code that adheres to a coding standard

Library home page: http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (checkstyle version)	Remediation Possible**	Reachability
CVE-2019-9658	Medium	5.3	checkstyle-6.18.jar	Direct	8.18	❌
CVE-2019-10782	Medium	5.3	checkstyle-6.18.jar	Direct	8.29	❌

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

Details

CVE-2019-9658

### Vulnerable Library - checkstyle-6.18.jar

Checkstyle is a development tool to help programmers write Java code that adheres to a coding standard

Library home page: http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **checkstyle-6.18.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

### Vulnerability Details

Checkstyle before 8.18 loads external DTDs by default.

Publish Date: 2019-03-11

URL: CVE-2019-9658

### 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: Low - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

### Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2019-03-11

Fix Resolution: 8.18

CVE-2019-10782

### Vulnerable Library - checkstyle-6.18.jar

Checkstyle is a development tool to help programmers write Java code that adheres to a coding standard

Library home page: http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **checkstyle-6.18.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

### Vulnerability Details

All versions of com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle before 8.29 are vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) Injection due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-9658.

Publish Date: 2020-01-30

URL: CVE-2019-10782

### 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: Low - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

### Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10782

Release Date: 2024-08-16

Fix Resolution: 8.29