WS-2019-0379 (Medium) detected in commons-codec-1.11.jar

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## WS-2019-0379 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - commons-codec-1.11.jar

The Apache Commons 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.

Path to dependency file: robotframework-httprequestlibrary/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.11/commons-codec-1.11.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:
- httpclient-0.0.7.jar (Root Library)
- httpclient-4.5.12.jar
- :x: **commons-codec-1.11.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2a3f9d75c1adc10848305a695874ec8e3a625ab3

Vulnerability Details

Apache commons-codec before version “commons-codec-1.13-RC1” is vulnerable to information disclosure due to Improper Input validation.

Publish Date: 2019-05-20

URL: WS-2019-0379

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:
- Exploitability Metrics:
- Attack Vector: Network
- Attack Complexity: Low
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Impact Metrics:
- Confidentiality Impact: Low
- Integrity Impact: Low
- Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/apache/commons-codec/commit/48b615756d1d770091ea3322eefc08011ee8b113

Release Date: 2019-05-12

Fix Resolution: 1.13-RC1

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Start with robotframework-httprequestlibrary/pom.xml and inspect the dependency hierarchy showing commons-codec-1.11.jar through httpclient-4.5.12.jar. Update the resolved Commons Codec version to at least 1.13-RC1, then verify that the vulnerable 1.11 dependency is no longer present.

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