hibernate-entitymanager-4.3.11.Final.jar: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 7.5) unreachable

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Vulnerable Library - hibernate-entitymanager-4.3.11.Final.jar

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /Users/alexmaybaum/.m2/repository/dom4j/dom4j/1.6.1/dom4j-1.6.1.jar

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (hibernate-entitymanager version)	Remediation Possible**	Reachability
CVE-2018-1000632	High	7.5	dom4j-1.6.1.jar	Transitive	N/A*	❌	Unreachable

*For some transitive vulnerabilities, there is no version of direct dependency with a fix. Check the "Details" section below to see if there is a version of transitive dependency where vulnerability is fixed.

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

Details

CVE-2018-1000632

Vulnerable Library - dom4j-1.6.1.jar

dom4j: the flexible XML framework for Java

Library home page: http://dom4j.org

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /Users/alexmaybaum/.m2/repository/dom4j/dom4j/1.6.1/dom4j-1.6.1.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• hibernate-entitymanager-4.3.11.Final.jar (Root Library)
  • hibernate-core-4.3.11.Final.jar
    • ❌ dom4j-1.6.1.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: vp-rem

Reachability Analysis

The vulnerable code is unreachable

Vulnerability Details

dom4j version prior to version 2.1.1 contains a CWE-91: XML Injection vulnerability in Class: Element. Methods: addElement, addAttribute that can result in an attacker tampering with XML documents through XML injection. This attack appear to be exploitable via an attacker specifying attributes or elements in the XML document. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.1.1 or later.

Publish Date: 2018-08-20

URL: CVE-2018-1000632

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000632

Release Date: 2018-08-20

Fix Resolution: org.dom4j:dom4j:2.0.3