WS-2021-0419 (High) detected in gson-2.8.6.jar - autoclosed

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WS-2021-0419 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - gson-2.8.6.jar

Gson JSON library

Library home page: https://github.com/google/gson

Path to dependency file: /packages/aws-sdk/orig/codegen/smithy-aws-typescript-codegen/build.gradle.kts

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.google.code.gson/gson/2.8.6/9180733b7df8542621dc12e21e87557e8c99b8cb/gson-2.8.6.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.google.code.gson/gson/2.8.6/9180733b7df8542621dc12e21e87557e8c99b8cb/gson-2.8.6.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spotbugs-4.2.2.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ gson-2.8.6.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 7c2520d129153ec71bfeb9ecfa6edacc01855b00

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Denial of Service vulnerability was discovered in gson before 2.8.9 via the writeReplace() method.

Publish Date: 2021-10-11

URL: WS-2021-0419

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.7)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2021-10-11

Fix Resolution (com.google.code.gson:gson): 2.8.9

Direct dependency fix Resolution (com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs): 4.5.0

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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.