CVE-2022-40149 (High) detected in jettison-1.2.jar

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CVE-2022-40149 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jettison-1.2.jar

A StAX implementation for JSON.

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/jettison/jettison/1.2/jettison-1.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ready-api-soapui-pro-1.3.0.jar (Root Library)
  • ready-api-soapui-1.3.0.jar
    • org.apache.oltu.oauth2.client-0.31.jar
      • ❌ jettison-1.2.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 6da360f7efcb6c16cd8cd38894e0c0c71403d439

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Those using Jettison to parse untrusted XML or JSON data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.

Publish Date: 2022-09-16

URL: CVE-2022-40149

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

Release Date: 2022-09-16

Fix Resolution: org.codehaus.jettison:jettison:1.5.1