CVE-2021-31812 (Medium) detected in pdfbox-2.0.22.jar

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CVE-2021-31812 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - pdfbox-2.0.22.jar

The Apache PDFBox library is an open source Java tool for working with PDF documents.

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

Path to dependency file: /dependency-reduced-pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfbox/2.0.22/pdfbox-2.0.22.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• poi-ooxml-5.0.0.jar (Root Library)
  • graphics2d-0.30.jar
    • ❌ pdfbox-2.0.22.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In Apache PDFBox, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an infinite loop while loading the file. This issue affects Apache PDFBox version 2.0.23 and prior 2.0.x versions.

Publish Date: 2021-06-12

URL: CVE-2021-31812

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • 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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-31812

Release Date: 2021-06-12

Fix Resolution (org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox): 2.0.24

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.apache.poi:poi-ooxml): 5.1.0

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