WS-2016-7107 (Medium) detected in spring-security-web-5.4.2.jar

## WS-2016-7107 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - spring-security-web-5.4.2.jar

spring-security-web

Library home page: https://spring.io/spring-security

Path to dependency file: /easy-abac-demo/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/security/spring-security-web/5.4.2/spring-security-web-5.4.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:
- spring-boot-starter-security-2.4.1.jar (Root Library)
- :x: **spring-security-web-5.4.2.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

CSRF tokens in Spring Security are vulnerable to a breach attack. Spring Security always returns the same CSRF token to the browser.

Publish Date: 2016-08-02

URL: WS-2016-7107

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/WS-2016-7107

Release Date: 2016-08-02

Fix Resolution (org.springframework.security:spring-security-web): 5.4.10

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security): 2.5.0

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