WS-2020-0293 (Medium) detected in spring-security-web-4.2.18.RELEASE.jar

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WS-2020-0293 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-security-web-4.2.18.RELEASE.jar

spring-security-web

Library home page: https://spring.io/spring-security

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/security/spring-security-web/4.2.18.RELEASE/spring-security-web-4.2.18.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-security-2.5.12.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-security-web-4.2.18.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 9c627a3dee72bf43b46a7cc41b8c073efba5cfab

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Spring Security before 5.2.9, 5.3.7, and 5.4.3 vulnerable to side-channel attacks. Vulnerable versions of Spring Security don't use constant time comparisons for CSRF tokens.

Publish Date: 2020-12-17

URL: WS-2020-0293

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2020-12-17

Fix Resolution (org.springframework.security:spring-security-web): 5.2.9.RELEASE

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security): 2.5.13

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