CVE-2017-18640 (High) detected in snakeyaml-1.19.jar

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CVE-2017-18640 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - snakeyaml-1.19.jar

YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Java

Library home page: http://www.snakeyaml.org

Path to dependency file: /commons/pac-api-commons/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.19/snakeyaml-1.19.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.19/snakeyaml-1.19.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• api-commons-1.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-cloud-starter-config-2.0.0.RELEASE.jar
    • spring-cloud-starter-2.0.0.RELEASE.jar
      • spring-boot-starter-2.0.4.RELEASE.jar
        • ❌ snakeyaml-1.19.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: acf9a0620c1a37cee4f2896d71e1c3731c5c7b06

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The Alias feature in SnakeYAML before 1.26 allows entity expansion during a load operation, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.

Publish Date: 2019-12-12

URL: CVE-2017-18640

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: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-18640

Release Date: 2019-12-12

Fix Resolution: org.yaml:snakeyaml:1.26

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ℹ️ This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

[mend-for-github.aaakk.us.kg]

ℹ️ This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.