velocity-1.7.jar: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 8.8) - autoclosed

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Vulnerable Library - velocity-1.7.jar

Apache Velocity is a general purpose template engine.

Library home page: http://velocity.apache.org/engine/devel/

Path to dependency file: /webapp/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/velocity/velocity/1.7/velocity-1.7.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/velocity/velocity/1.7/velocity-1.7.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/velocity/velocity/1.7/velocity-1.7.jar

Found in HEAD commit: a24c7043a1d471542057baf779a4b949a20ff174

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (velocity version)	Remediation Possible**	Reachability
CVE-2020-13936	High	8.8	velocity-1.7.jar	Direct	org.apache.velocity:velocity-engine-core:2.3	✅

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2020-13936

Vulnerable Library - velocity-1.7.jar

Apache Velocity is a general purpose template engine.

Library home page: http://velocity.apache.org/engine/devel/

Path to dependency file: /webapp/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/velocity/velocity/1.7/velocity-1.7.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/velocity/velocity/1.7/velocity-1.7.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/velocity/velocity/1.7/velocity-1.7.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ velocity-1.7.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a24c7043a1d471542057baf779a4b949a20ff174

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

An attacker that is able to modify Velocity templates may execute arbitrary Java code or run arbitrary system commands with the same privileges as the account running the Servlet container. This applies to applications that allow untrusted users to upload/modify velocity templates running Apache Velocity Engine versions up to 2.2.

Publish Date: 2021-03-10

URL: CVE-2020-13936

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.8)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2021-03-10

Fix Resolution: org.apache.velocity:velocity-engine-core:2.3

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.