WS-2019-0379 (Medium) detected in commons-codec-1.6.jar - autoclosed

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WS-2019-0379 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - commons-codec-1.6.jar

The codec package contains simple encoder and decoders for various formats such as Base64 and Hexadecimal. In addition to these widely used encoders and decoders, the codec package also maintains a collection of phonetic encoding utilities.

Library home page: http://commons.apache.org/codec/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /tory/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.6/commons-codec-1.6.jar,/target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/commons-codec-1.6.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ commons-codec-1.6.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 112f4333629c368161fb9b26b23dce3ffb9286e1

Found in base branch: dev

Vulnerability Details

Apache commons-codec before version “commons-codec-1.13-RC1” is vulnerable to information disclosure due to Improper Input validation.

Publish Date: 2019-05-20

URL: WS-2019-0379

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

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: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: apache/commons-codec@48b6157

Release Date: 2019-05-20

Fix Resolution: commons-codec:commons-codec:1.13

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✔️ 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.