CVE-2022-24839 (High) detected in nekohtml-1.9.14.jar

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CVE-2022-24839 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - nekohtml-1.9.14.jar

Library home page: http://nekohtml.sourceforge.net/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/net/sourceforge/nekohtml/nekohtml/1.9.14/nekohtml-1.9.14.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ready-api-soapui-pro-1.3.0.jar (Root Library)
  • ready-api-soapui-1.3.0.jar
    • ❌ nekohtml-1.9.14.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

org.cyberneko.html is an html parser written in Java. The fork of org.cyberneko.html used by Nokogiri (Rubygem) raises a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError exception when parsing ill-formed HTML markup. Users are advised to upgrade to >= 1.9.22.noko2. Note: The upstream library org.cyberneko.html is no longer maintained. Nokogiri uses its own fork of this library located at https://github.com/sparklemotion/nekohtml and this CVE applies only to that fork. Other forks of nekohtml may have a similar vulnerability.

Publish Date: 2022-04-11

URL: CVE-2022-24839

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

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: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-9849-p7jc-9rmv

Release Date: 2022-04-11

Fix Resolution: net.sourceforge.nekohtml:nekohtml:1.9.22.noko2