CVE-2015-6420 (High) detected in commons-collections-3.2.1.jar

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CVE-2015-6420 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - commons-collections-3.2.1.jar

Types that extend and augment the Java Collections Framework.

Library home page: http://www.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-collections/commons-collections/3.2.1/commons-collections-3.2.1.jar,/target/JavaVulnerableLab/WEB-INF/lib/commons-collections-3.2.1.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ commons-collections-3.2.1.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2268241dee1b615db7b95c4495882467c7cd1127

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Serialized-object interfaces in certain Cisco Collaboration and Social Media; Endpoint Clients and Client Software; Network Application, Service, and Acceleration; Network and Content Security Devices; Network Management and Provisioning; Routing and Switching - Enterprise and Service Provider; Unified Computing; Voice and Unified Communications Devices; Video, Streaming, TelePresence, and Transcoding Devices; Wireless; and Cisco Hosted Services products allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the Apache Commons Collections (ACC) library.

Publish Date: 2015-12-15

URL: CVE-2015-6420

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.3)

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: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2015-12-15

Fix Resolution: 3.2.2

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