WS-2016-7107 (Medium) detected in spring-security-web-4.2.2.RELEASE.jar

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WS-2016-7107 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-security-web-4.2.2.RELEASE.jar

spring-security-web

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

Path to dependency file: karate/karate-demo/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework.security/spring-security-web/4.2.2.RELEASE/632c66fc1c826748f64867689c6688765db593c9/spring-security-web-4.2.2.RELEASE.jar,/root/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework.security/spring-security-web/4.2.2.RELEASE/632c66fc1c826748f64867689c6688765db593c9/spring-security-web-4.2.2.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-security-1.5.3.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-security-web-4.2.2.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

CSRF tokens in Spring Security through 5.4.5 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.