WS-2016-7057 (Medium) detected in plexus-utils-2.0.4.jar

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WS-2016-7057 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - plexus-utils-2.0.4.jar

A collection of various utility classes to ease working with strings, files, command lines, XML and more.

Path to dependency file: ecossistemas/hr-api-gateway-zuul/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-utils/2.0.4/plexus-utils-2.0.4.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• maven-compiler-plugin-3.8.1.jar (Root Library)
  • maven-artifact-3.0.jar
    • ❌ plexus-utils-2.0.4.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: e15b11f25c09db87ec8d05d57b6e62f1bb4856a0

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

Plexus-utils before 3.0.24 are vulnerable to Directory Traversal

Publish Date: 2016-05-07

URL: WS-2016-7057

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils@33a2853

Release Date: 2019-05-30

Fix Resolution: 3.0.24

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