poi-scratchpad-3.14.jar: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 7.5)

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Vulnerable Library - poi-scratchpad-3.14.jar

Apache POI - Java API To Access Microsoft Format Files

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

Path to dependency file: /nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-email-bundle/nifi-email-processors/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-email-bundle/nifi-email-processors/pom.xml

Found in HEAD commit: d672f5c3ea38dd0e23359cf12d310c2c27abf963

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (poi-scratchpad version)	Remediation Possible**	Reachability
CVE-2017-12626	High	7.5	poi-scratchpad-3.14.jar	Direct	3.17-beta1	✅

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2017-12626

Vulnerable Library - poi-scratchpad-3.14.jar

Apache POI - Java API To Access Microsoft Format Files

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

Path to dependency file: /nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-email-bundle/nifi-email-processors/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-email-bundle/nifi-email-processors/pom.xml

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ poi-scratchpad-3.14.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d672f5c3ea38dd0e23359cf12d310c2c27abf963

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.17 are vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks: 1) Infinite Loops while parsing crafted WMF, EMF, MSG and macros (POI bugs 61338 and 61294), and 2) Out of Memory Exceptions while parsing crafted DOC, PPT and XLS (POI bugs 52372 and 61295).

Publish Date: 2018-01-26

URL: CVE-2017-12626

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/453d9af5dbabaccd9afb58d27279a9dbfe8e35f4e5ea1645ddd6960b@%3Cdev.poi.apache.org%3E

Release Date: 2018-01-26

Fix Resolution: 3.17-beta1

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

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⛑️Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.