CVE-2020-13956 (Medium) detected in httpclient-4.5.6.jar
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CVE-2020-13956 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - httpclient-4.5.6.jar
Apache HttpComponents Client
Path to dependency file: ApkSize-Analyzer/build.gradle
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.apache.httpcomponents/httpclient/4.5.6/1afe5621985efe90a92d0fbc9be86271efbe796f/httpclient-4.5.6.jar
Dependency Hierarchy:
- apkanalyzer-27.1.1.jar (Root Library)
- sdk-common-27.1.1.jar
- sdklib-27.1.1.jar
- httpmime-4.5.6.jar
- ❌ httpclient-4.5.6.jar (Vulnerable Library)
- httpmime-4.5.6.jar
- sdklib-27.1.1.jar
- sdk-common-27.1.1.jar
Found in HEAD commit: 6789b8db3509344e44824f785e0bbf30b0bac28b
Found in base branch: main
Vulnerability Details
Apache HttpClient versions prior to version 4.5.13 and 5.0.3 can misinterpret malformed authority component in request URIs passed to the library as java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host for request execution.
Publish Date: 2020-12-02
URL: CVE-2020-13956
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: Low
- Availability Impact: None
Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-13956
Release Date: 2020-07-21
Fix Resolution: org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.13;org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient-osgi:4.5.13;org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5:5.0.3;org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5-osgi:5.0.3
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