CVE-2022-25857 (High) detected in snakeyaml-1.27.jar

## CVE-2022-25857 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - snakeyaml-1.27.jar

YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Java

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

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

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.27/snakeyaml-1.27.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:
- spring-boot-starter-web-2.4.1.jar (Root Library)
- spring-boot-starter-2.4.1.jar
- :x: **snakeyaml-1.27.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-web): 3.0.0

***
Step up your Open Source Security Game with Mend [here](https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/full_solution_bolt_github)