CVE-2021-22096 (Medium) detected in spring-core-5.0.6.RELEASE.jar

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CVE-2021-22096 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-core-5.0.6.RELEASE.jar

Spring Core

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-core/5.0.6.RELEASE/984a52455b1be596b7f1a29f62d21d2f483eb764/spring-core-5.0.6.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gretty-starter-3.0.5.jar (Root Library)
  • gretty-core-3.0.5.jar
    • spring-boot-devtools-2.0.2.RELEASE.jar
      • spring-boot-2.0.2.RELEASE.jar
        • ❌ spring-core-5.0.6.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 4cb9afca7b4ab356e0863ec7515cb10a779ea02d

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.10, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide malicious input to cause the insertion of additional log entries.

Publish Date: 2021-10-28

URL: CVE-2021-22096

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.3)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22096

Release Date: 2021-10-28

Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-core): 5.2.18.RELEASE

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.gretty:gretty-starter): 3.0.8

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