WS-2019-0379 (Medium) detected in commons-codec-1.9.jar

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WS-2019-0379 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - commons-codec-1.9.jar

Base64 and hexadecimal codecs, plus phonetic encoding utilities.

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

Path to vulnerable library: /SQSRESTConnector/com.tibco.aws.sqs.Impl/lib/commons-codec-1.9.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ commons-codec-1.9.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

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: commons-codec:commons-codec:1.13