WS-2018-0629 (High) detected in woodstox-core-5.0.3.jar - autoclosed

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WS-2018-0629 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - woodstox-core-5.0.3.jar

Woodstox is a high-performance XML processor that implements Stax (JSR-173), SAX2 and Stax2 APIs

Library home page: https://github.com/FasterXML/woodstox

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/woodstox/woodstox-core/5.0.3/woodstox-core-5.0.3.jar,/target/owaspSecurityShepherd/WEB-INF/lib/woodstox-core-5.0.3.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ woodstox-core-5.0.3.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 22a8776ab2bf2ddace8ba8eec6c69c035da735d5

Found in base branch: dev

Vulnerability Details

The woodstox-core package is vulnerable to improper restriction of XXE reference.

Publish Date: 2018-08-23

URL: WS-2018-0629

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: FasterXML/woodstox#61

Release Date: 2018-08-23

Fix Resolution: 5.2.1

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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.