commons-codec-1.6.jar: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 3.7)

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Vulnerable Library - commons-codec-1.6.jar

The codec package contains simple encoder and decoders for various formats such as Base64 and Hexadecimal. In addition to these widely used encoders and decoders, the codec package also maintains a collection of phonetic encoding utilities.

Library home page: http://commons.apache.org/codec/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.6/commons-codec-1.6.jar

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (commons-codec version)	Remediation Possible**	Reachability
CVE-2002-2010	Low	3.7	commons-codec-1.6.jar	Direct	1.7	✅

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2002-2010

Vulnerable Library - commons-codec-1.6.jar

The codec package contains simple encoder and decoders for various formats such as Base64 and Hexadecimal. In addition to these widely used encoders and decoders, the codec package also maintains a collection of phonetic encoding utilities.

Library home page: http://commons.apache.org/codec/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.6/commons-codec-1.6.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ commons-codec-1.6.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in htsearch.cgi in htdig (ht://Dig) 3.1.5, 3.1.6, and 3.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the words parameter.

Publish Date: 2022-10-03

URL: CVE-2002-2010

CVSS 3 Score Details (3.7)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • 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://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CODEC-96

Release Date: 2002-12-31

Fix Resolution: 1.7

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

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⛑️Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.