CVE-2020-11979 (High) detected in ant-1.8.2.jar

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CVE-2020-11979 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - ant-1.8.2.jar

master POM

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/ant/ant/1.8.2/ant-1.8.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gmaven-runtime-1.8-1.5.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ ant-1.8.2.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: dc701947b2244c9b5dff8c9a75808fab2d107d60

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

As mitigation for CVE-2020-1945 Apache Ant 1.10.8 changed the permissions of temporary files it created so that only the current user was allowed to access them. Unfortunately the fixcrlf task deleted the temporary file and created a new one without said protection, effectively nullifying the effort. This would still allow an attacker to inject modified source files into the build process.

Publish Date: 2020-10-01

URL: CVE-2020-11979

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: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://ant.apache.org/security.html

Release Date: 2020-10-01

Fix Resolution: org.apache.ant:ant:1.10.9