commons-lang3-3.12.0.jar: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 5.3)

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Vulnerable Library - commons-lang3-3.12.0.jar

Apache Commons Lang, a package of Java utility classes for the classes that are in java.lang's hierarchy, or are considered to be so standard as to justify existence in java.lang.

Library home page: https://www.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/commons/commons-lang3/3.12.0/commons-lang3-3.12.0.jar

Found in HEAD commit: 57bd2b5bf1b4a28c19079370263f9f299006a94a

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (commons-lang3 version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2025-48924	Medium	5.3	commons-lang3-3.12.0.jar	Direct	3.18.0	❌

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

Details

CVE-2025-48924

Vulnerable Library - commons-lang3-3.12.0.jar

Apache Commons Lang, a package of Java utility classes for the classes that are in java.lang's hierarchy, or are considered to be so standard as to justify existence in java.lang.

Library home page: https://www.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/commons/commons-lang3/3.12.0/commons-lang3-3.12.0.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ commons-lang3-3.12.0.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 57bd2b5bf1b4a28c19079370263f9f299006a94a

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang.
This issue affects Apache Commons Lang: Starting with commons-lang:commons-lang 2.0 to 2.6, and, from org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 3.0 before 3.18.0.
The methods ClassUtils.getClass(...) can throw StackOverflowError on very long inputs. Because an Error is usually not handled by applications and libraries, a
StackOverflowError could cause an application to stop.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.
Mend Note: The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.

Publish Date: 2025-07-11

URL: CVE-2025-48924

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

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: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2025-07-11

Fix Resolution: 3.18.0

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