WS-2014-0034 (High) detected in commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar

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WS-2014-0034 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar

The Apache Commons FileUpload component provides a simple yet flexible means of adding support for multipart file upload functionality to servlets and web applications.

Library home page: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-fileupload/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-fileupload/commons-fileupload/1.3.1/commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• esapi-2.1.0.1.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: e392b998ee1a964aca6e6b61e666e7e4123f4cf9

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The class FileUploadBase in Apache Commons Fileupload before 1.4 has potential resource leak - InputStream not closed on exception.

Publish Date: 2014-02-17

URL: WS-2014-0034

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: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: apache/commons-fileupload@5b4881d

Release Date: 2014-02-17

Fix Resolution: 1.4