CVE-2020-13956 (Medium) detected in httpclient-4.3.5.jar

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CVE-2020-13956 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - httpclient-4.3.5.jar

HttpComponents Client

Library home page: https://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client-ga/

Path to dependency file: sample/scan.test/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: canner/.m2/repository/org/apache/httpcomponents/httpclient/4.3.5/httpclient-4.3.5.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ httpclient-4.3.5.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 08414a25ae5e6304d89ae246186a2c50b04c6d9d

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Apache HttpClient versions prior to version 4.5.13 and 5.0.3 can misinterpret malformed authority component in request URIs passed to the library as java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host for request execution.

Publish Date: 2020-07-21

URL: CVE-2020-13956

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-13956

Release Date: 2020-07-21

Fix Resolution: org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.13;org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient-osgi:4.5.13;org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5:5.0.3;org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5-osgi:5.0.3

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