CVE-2020-29582 (Medium) detected in kotlin-stdlib-1.3.50.jar

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CVE-2020-29582 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - kotlin-stdlib-1.3.50.jar

Kotlin Standard Library for JVM

Library home page: https://kotlinlang.org/

Path to dependency file: /buildSrc/build.gradle.kts

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.jetbrains.kotlin/kotlin-stdlib/1.3.50/b529d1738c7e98bbfa36a4134039528f2ce78ebf/kotlin-stdlib-1.3.50.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• kotlin-reflect-1.3.50.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ kotlin-stdlib-1.3.50.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

In JetBrains Kotlin before 1.4.21, a vulnerable Java API was used for temporary file and folder creation. An attacker was able to read data from such files and list directories due to insecure permissions.

Publish Date: 2021-02-03

URL: CVE-2020-29582

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: Low
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-cqj8-47ch-rvvq

Release Date: 2021-02-03

Fix Resolution: org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:1.4.21

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