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Improper Input Validation Affecting org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5 package, versions [5.0.0,5.0.3)

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.16% (53rd percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEHTTPCOMPONENTSCLIENT5-1048308
  • published 3 Dec 2020
  • disclosed 3 Dec 2020
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 3 Dec 2020

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How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5 to version 5.0.3 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5 is a HttpClient component of the Apache HttpComponents project.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. Apache HttpClient can misinterpret malformed authority component in request URIs passed to the library as java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host for request execution.