CVE-2022-25857 (High) detected in snakeyaml-1.17.jar

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CVE-2022-25857 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - snakeyaml-1.17.jar

YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Java

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

Path to dependency file: /ClamScanService/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.17/snakeyaml-1.17.jar,/root/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.yaml/snakeyaml/1.17/7a27ea250c5130b2922b86dea63cbb1cc10a660c/snakeyaml-1.17.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf-1.4.3.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-1.4.3.RELEASE.jar
    • ❌ snakeyaml-1.17.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The package org.yaml:snakeyaml from 0 and before 1.31 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due missing to nested depth limitation for collections.

Publish Date: 2022-08-30

URL: CVE-2022-25857

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-2022-25857

Release Date: 2022-08-30

Fix Resolution (org.yaml:snakeyaml): 1.31

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf): 3.0.0

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