CVE-2021-26701 (High) detected in system.text.encodings.web.4.4.0.nupkg

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CVE-2021-26701 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - system.text.encodings.web.4.4.0.nupkg

Provides types for encoding and escaping strings for use in JavaScript, HyperText Markup Language (H...

Library home page: https://api.nuget.org/packages/system.text.encodings.web.4.4.0.nupkg

Path to dependency file: /Insolvency.CalculationsEngine.Redundancy.BL.UnitTests/Insolvency.CalculationsEngine.Redundancy.BL.UnitTests.csproj

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.nuget/packages/system.text.encodings.web/4.4.0/system.text.encodings.web.4.4.0.nupkg

Dependency Hierarchy:

• nlog.web.aspnetcore.4.7.1.nupkg (Root Library)
  • microsoft.aspnetcore.routing.abstractions.2.0.0.nupkg
    • microsoft.aspnetcore.http.abstractions.2.0.0.nupkg
      • ❌ system.text.encodings.web.4.4.0.nupkg (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d7e7b715bc1a3fe34b5aba528038e049a459141e

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

.NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Publish Date: 2021-02-25

URL: CVE-2021-26701

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2021-02-25

Fix Resolution: System.Text.Encodings.Web - 4.5.1,4.7.2,5.0.1

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