commons-codec-1.6.jar: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 6.5) reachable

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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.

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.6/b7f0fc8f61ecadeb3695f0b9464755eee44374d4/commons-codec-1.6.jar

Found in HEAD commit: 037d43f724262ae8603fb6cf2084558eb7e220bd

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (commons-codec version)	Remediation Possible**	Reachability
WS-2019-0379	Medium	6.5	commons-codec-1.6.jar	Direct	1.13	✅

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Details

WS-2019-0379

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.

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.6/b7f0fc8f61ecadeb3695f0b9464755eee44374d4/commons-codec-1.6.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

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

Found in HEAD commit: 037d43f724262ae8603fb6cf2084558eb7e220bd

Found in base branch: main

Reachability Analysis

This vulnerability is potentially used

com.ibm.security.appscan.altoromutual.api.LoginAPI (Application)
  -> ❌ org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64 (Vulnerable Component)

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

Release Date: 2019-05-20

Fix Resolution: 1.13

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