WS-2021-0170 (High) detected in spring-core-4.1.6.RELEASE.jar

Vulnerable Library - spring-core-4.1.6.RELEASE.jar

Spring Core

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2-play24/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-core/4.1.6.RELEASE/e2f486124d5dea2d91a9c2ea7d4456bc343ca2cc/spring-core-4.1.6.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• play-java-ws_2.11-2.4.11.jar (Root Library)
  • play-java_2.11-2.4.11.jar
    • ❌ spring-core-4.1.6.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 4b7a8d7d7384aa6a27d6309c35ade0916edae7ed

Found in base branches: 3.0.0, master

Vulnerability Details

In spring-core, versions v4.0.0.RC1 through v4.1.8.RELEASE, and v4.2.0.RC1 through v4.2.2.RELEASE, allow arbitrary code execution due to the SerializableTypeWrapper class, which allows invocation of any method on the Java classpath through its MethodInvokeTypeProvider method. SerializableTypeWrapper, implementing the Serializable interface, can be included in a maliciously crafted serialized object and be used to eventually invoke Runtime.getRuntime.exec(), if commons-collections is included in the classpath.

Publish Date: 2021-06-29

URL: WS-2021-0170

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.0)

Base Score Metrics:

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

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2021-06-29

Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-core): 4.1.9.RELEASE

Direct dependency fix Resolution (com.typesafe.play:play-java-ws_2.11): 2.5.0