WS-2021-0419 (High) detected in gson-2.3.1.jar - autoclosed

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WS-2021-0419 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - gson-2.3.1.jar

Google Gson library

Library home page: http://code.google.com/p/google-gson/

Path to vulnerable library: /src/test/resources/webgoat/WEB-INF/lib/gson-2.3.1.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ gson-2.3.1.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: e2144e84b1fdbf18c01c24e6ab9ade7b45b25283

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Denial of Service vulnerability was discovered in gson before 2.8.9 via the writeReplace() method.

Publish Date: 2021-10-11

URL: WS-2021-0419

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.7)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2021-10-11

Fix Resolution: 2.8.9