CVE-2023-4586 (Medium) detected in netty-handler-4.1.99.Final.jar

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CVE-2023-4586 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - netty-handler-4.1.99.Final.jar

Library home page: https://netty.io/

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/io.netty/netty-handler/4.1.99.Final/742693761d7ea4c038bccfda96bb38194720b80d/netty-handler-4.1.99.Final.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ netty-handler-4.1.99.Final.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 7b1a1987c559e669022d324c1186558446e7f668

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

A vulnerability was found in the Hot Rod client. This security issue occurs as the Hot Rod client does not enable hostname validation when using TLS, possibly resulting in a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

Publish Date: 2023-10-04

URL: CVE-2023-4586

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

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: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

[khushbr]

Fixed with opensearch-project/OpenSearch#10564