CVE-2017-18640 (High) detected in multiple libraries

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CVE-2017-18640 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - snakeyaml-1.15.jar, snakeyaml-1.23.jar, snakeyaml-1.18.jar

snakeyaml-1.15.jar

YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Java

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

Path to dependency file: /foxtrot-sql/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.15/snakeyaml-1.15.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.15/snakeyaml-1.15.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• foxtrot-common-6.3.1-7.jar (Root Library)
  • dropwizard-swagger-1.3.7-1.jar
    • dropwizard-core-1.3.13.jar
      • dropwizard-configuration-1.3.13.jar
        • jackson-dataformat-yaml-2.9.9.jar
          • ❌ snakeyaml-1.15.jar (Vulnerable Library)

snakeyaml-1.23.jar

YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Java

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

Path to dependency file: /foxtrot-server/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.23/snakeyaml-1.23.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.23/snakeyaml-1.23.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• dropwizard-core-1.3.13.jar (Root Library)
  • dropwizard-configuration-1.3.13.jar
    • jackson-dataformat-yaml-2.9.9.jar
      • ❌ snakeyaml-1.23.jar (Vulnerable Library)

snakeyaml-1.18.jar

YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Java

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

Path to dependency file: /foxtrot-common/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.18/snakeyaml-1.18.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• dropwizard-swagger-1.3.7-1.jar (Root Library)
  • dropwizard-core-1.3.7.jar
    • dropwizard-configuration-1.3.7.jar
      • jackson-dataformat-yaml-2.9.6.jar
        • ❌ snakeyaml-1.18.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ffb8a6014463ce8aac1bf6e7dc9a23fc4a2a8adc

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The Alias feature in SnakeYAML before 1.26 allows entity expansion during a load operation, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.

Publish Date: 2019-12-12

URL: CVE-2017-18640

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-2017-18640

Release Date: 2019-12-12

Fix Resolution (org.yaml:snakeyaml): 1.26

Direct dependency fix Resolution (io.dropwizard:dropwizard-core): 2.0.9

Fix Resolution (org.yaml:snakeyaml): 1.26

Direct dependency fix Resolution (com.smoketurner:dropwizard-swagger): 2.0.12-1

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