CVE-2017-18640 (High) detected in snakeyaml-1.17.jar - autoclosed
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CVE-2017-18640 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - snakeyaml-1.17.jar
YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Java
Library home page: http://www.snakeyaml.org
Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.17/snakeyaml-1.17.jar
Dependency Hierarchy:
- spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb-1.5.22.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
- spring-boot-starter-1.5.22.RELEASE.jar
- ❌ snakeyaml-1.17.jar (Vulnerable Library)
- spring-boot-starter-1.5.22.RELEASE.jar
Found in HEAD commit: 412dba4d9ffebf9ab94272772ab4153912ecc4a0
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
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 (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb): 2.3.0.RELEASE
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