CVE-2021-28170 (Medium) detected in jakarta.el-3.0.3.jar

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CVE-2021-28170 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jakarta.el-3.0.3.jar

Jakarta Expression Language provides a specification document, API, reference implementation and TCK that describes an expression language for Java applications.

Library home page: https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/ee4j.el

Path to dependency file: WebGoat8/webgoat-integration-tests/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/glassfish/jakarta.el/3.0.3/jakarta.el-3.0.3.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• webwolf-v8.1.0.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-undertow-2.2.2.RELEASE.jar
    • ❌ jakarta.el-3.0.3.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

In the Jakarta Expression Language implementation 3.0.3 and earlier, a bug in the ELParserTokenManager enables invalid EL expressions to be evaluated as if they were valid.

Publish Date: 2021-05-26

URL: CVE-2021-28170

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

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: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-021-jakarta-el/

Release Date: 2021-05-26

Fix Resolution: org.glassfish:jakarta.el:3.0.3.jbossorg-3, 3.0.4