CVE-2018-1285 (Medium) detected in opencover.4.7.922.nupkg

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CVE-2018-1285 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - opencover.4.7.922.nupkg

An open source code coverage tool (branch and sequence point) for all .NET Frameworks 2 and above. A...

Library home page: https://api.nuget.org/packages/opencover.4.7.922.nupkg

Path to dependency file: /tmp/ws-scm/Cube.Net/Libraries/Tests/Cube.Net.Tests.csproj

Path to vulnerable library: /Cube.Net/Libraries/Tests/Cube.Net.Tests.csproj,/Cube.Net/Applications/Rss/Tests/Cube.Net.Rss.Tests.csproj

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ opencover.4.7.922.nupkg (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 4f39b4d65d4a8fa22353ba81f4ac1fd44113e3b4

Vulnerability Details

Apache log4net before 2.0.8 does not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This could allow for XXE-based attacks in applications that accept arbitrary configuration files from users.

Publish Date: 2020-05-11

URL: CVE-2018-1285

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.0)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: N/A
  • Attack Complexity: N/A
  • Privileges Required: N/A
  • User Interaction: N/A
  • Scope: N/A
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: N/A
  • Integrity Impact: N/A
  • Availability Impact: N/A

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4NET-575

Release Date: 2020-05-11

Fix Resolution: log4net - 2.1.0

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