Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information Affecting io.ktor:ktor-client-core package, versions [,3.0.0-rc-2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-IOKTOR-8230428
  • published 18 Oct 2024
  • disclosed 17 Oct 2024
  • credit Nils Barlaug

How to fix?

Upgrade io.ktor:ktor-client-core to version 3.0.0-rc-2 or higher.

Overview

io.ktor:ktor-client-core is a framework for quickly creating web applications in Kotlin with minimal effort.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information due to improper caching in the HttpCache plugin. An attacker can disclose sensitive response information by exploiting the misconfigured cache settings.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
6.9 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    Low
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    None
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None