WS-2021-0419 (High) detected in gson-2.7.jar

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WS-2021-0419 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - gson-2.7.jar

Gson JSON library

Library home page: https://github.com/google/gson

Path to dependency file: /exec-core/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /ository/com/google/code/gson/gson/2.7/gson-2.7.jar,/ository/com/google/code/gson/gson/2.7/gson-2.7.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ gson-2.7.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 7b16df0bfd847c502ac80c1464fe08140edf5d0d

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Denial of Service vulnerability was discovered in gson before 2.8.9 via the writeReplace() method.

Publish Date: 2021-10-11

URL: WS-2021-0419

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.7)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2021-10-11

Fix Resolution: 2.8.9

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