WS-2017-3734 (Medium) detected in httpclient-4.3.3.jar

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WS-2017-3734 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - httpclient-4.3.3.jar

HttpComponents Client

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

Path to dependency file: /persistence/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.apache.httpcomponents/httpclient/4.3.3/18f4247ff4572a074444572cee34647c43e7c9c7/httpclient-4.3.3.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.apache.httpcomponents/httpclient/4.3.3/18f4247ff4572a074444572cee34647c43e7c9c7/httpclient-4.3.3.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• springfox-staticdocs-2.6.1.jar (Root Library)
  • swagger2markup-0.9.2.jar
    • swagger-compat-spec-parser-1.0.13.jar
      • ❌ httpclient-4.3.3.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 335a4047c89f52dfe860e93daefb32dc86a521a2

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

Apache httpclient before 4.5.3 are vulnerable to Directory Traversal. The user-provided path was able to override the specified host, resulting in giving network access to a sensitive environment.

Publish Date: 2017-01-21

URL: WS-2017-3734

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: Low
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1803

Release Date: 2017-01-21

Fix Resolution: org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.3

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