CVE-2020-1953 (Critical) detected in commons-configuration2-2.4.jar

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CVE-2020-1953 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - commons-configuration2-2.4.jar

Tools to assist in the reading of configuration/preferences files in various formats

Library home page: https://www.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-corda/src/main-server/kotlin/gen/kotlin-spring/build.gradle.kts

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.apache.commons/commons-configuration2/2.4/208279841cb092e0f51f097c1f1649341e6333f3/commons-configuration2-2.4.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - corda-rpc-4.5.jar (Root Library) - corda-node-api-4.5.jar - artemis-amqp-protocol-2.8.0.jar - artemis-server-2.8.0.jar - :x: **commons-configuration2-2.4.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ceec9f73fd05cfdbf0061d53c9d0c42d43e85d22

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Apache Commons Configuration uses a third-party library to parse YAML files which by default allows the instantiation of classes if the YAML includes special statements. Apache Commons Configuration versions 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 did not change the default settings of this library. So if a YAML file was loaded from an untrusted source, it could therefore load and execute code out of the control of the host application.

Publish Date: 2020-03-13

URL: CVE-2020-1953

CVSS 3 Score Details (10.0)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Changed - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1953

Release Date: 2020-03-13

Fix Resolution (org.apache.commons:commons-configuration2): 2.7

Direct dependency fix Resolution (net.corda:corda-rpc): 4.6

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