WS-2021-0419 (High) detected in gson-2.8.1.jar, gson-2.7.jar

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WS-2021-0419 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - gson-2.8.1.jar, gson-2.7.jar

gson-2.8.1.jar

Gson JSON library

Library home page: https://github.com/google/gson

Path to dependency file: /jetty-infinispan/infinispan-remote-query/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /jetty-infinispan/infinispan-remote-query/pom.xml,/tests/test-sessions/test-infinispan-sessions/pom.xml

Dependency Hierarchy:

• infinispan-remote-query-client-9.4.8.Final.jar (Root Library)
  • protostream-4.2.2.Final.jar
    • ❌ gson-2.8.1.jar (Vulnerable Library)

gson-2.7.jar

Gson JSON library

Library home page: https://github.com/google/gson

Path to dependency file: /tests/test-sessions/test-gcloud-sessions/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /tests/test-sessions/test-gcloud-sessions/pom.xml,/jetty-gcloud/jetty-gcloud-session-manager/pom.xml

Dependency Hierarchy:

• google-cloud-datastore-1.0.0.jar (Root Library)
  • google-cloud-core-1.0.0.jar
    • protobuf-java-util-3.2.0.jar
      • ❌ gson-2.7.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: f8dcdb434f8449805a9ff352d32b114dfe9bf1dd

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 (com.google.code.gson:gson): 2.8.9

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.infinispan:infinispan-remote-query-client): 9.4.17.Final

Fix Resolution (com.google.code.gson:gson): 2.8.9

Direct dependency fix Resolution (com.google.cloud:google-cloud-datastore): 2.21.2

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