WS-2023-0388 (High) detected in esapi-2.2.0.0.jar

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WS-2023-0388 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - esapi-2.2.0.0.jar

The Enterprise Security API (ESAPI) project is an OWASP project to create simple strong security controls for every web platform. Security controls are not simple to build. You can read about the hundreds of pitfalls for unwary developers on the OWASP web site. By providing developers with a set of strong controls, we aim to eliminate some of the complexity of creating secure web applications. This can result in significant cost savings across the SDLC.

Library home page: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Enterprise_Security_API

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /20201127105057_JYADOJ/downloadResource_XKWWQX/20201127105942/esapi-2.2.0.0.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ esapi-2.2.0.0.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 26994796809a3a8687a975e3361495d457afe47c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

ESAPI 2.5.2.0 and later addressed the DoS vulnerability described in CVE-2023-24998, which Apache Commons FileUpload 1.5 attempted to remediate. But while writing up a new security bulletin regarding the impact on the affected ESAPI HTTPUtilities.getFileUploads methods (or more specifically those methods in the DefaultHTTPUtilities implementation class), I realized that a DoS vulnerability still persists in ESAPI and for that matter in Apache Commons FileUpload as well.

Publish Date: 2023-10-28

URL: WS-2023-0388

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: GHSA-7c2q-5qmr-v76q

Release Date: 2023-10-28

Fix Resolution: 2.5.2.0

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