commons-lang-2.6.jar: 2 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 9.8) reachable #45

Vulnerable Library - commons-lang-2.6.jar

Commons Lang, a package of Java utility classes for the classes that are in java.lang's hierarchy, or are considered to be so standard as to justify existence in java.lang.

Library home page: http://www.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-lang/commons-lang/2.6/commons-lang-2.6.jar

Found in HEAD commit: 3fb13535ce3a5993f2bc2b02a3ece468e691a942

CVE-2025-48924

Vulnerable Library - commons-lang-2.6.jar

Commons Lang, a package of Java utility classes for the classes that are in java.lang's hierarchy, or are considered to be so standard as to justify existence in java.lang.

Library home page: http://www.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-lang/commons-lang/2.6/commons-lang-2.6.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ commons-lang-2.6.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3fb13535ce3a5993f2bc2b02a3ece468e691a942

Found in base branch: master

Reachability Analysis

This vulnerability is potentially reachable

org.owasp.benchmark.helpers.LDAPServer (Application)
  -> org.apache.directory.server.ldap.LdapServer (Extension)
   -> org.apache.directory.server.core.security.CoreKeyStoreSpi (Extension)
    -> org.apache.commons.lang.ArrayUtils (Extension)
     -> org.apache.commons.lang.builder.ToStringStyle (Extension)
      -> ❌ org.apache.commons.lang.ClassUtils (Vulnerable Component)

Vulnerability Details

Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang.
This issue affects Apache Commons Lang: Starting with commons-lang:commons-lang 2.0 to 2.6, and, from org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 3.0 before 3.18.0.
The methods ClassUtils.getClass(...) can throw StackOverflowError on very long inputs. Because an Error is usually not handled by applications and libraries, a
StackOverflowError could cause an application to stop.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.
Mend Note: The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.

Publish Date: 2025-07-11

URL: CVE-2025-48924

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: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2025-07-11

Fix Resolution: https://github.com/apache/commons-lang.git - commons-lang-3.18.0,org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.18.0

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

CVE-842749-413332

Vulnerable Library - commons-lang-2.6.jar

Commons Lang, a package of Java utility classes for the classes that are in java.lang's hierarchy, or are considered to be so standard as to justify existence in java.lang.

Library home page: http://www.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-lang/commons-lang/2.6/commons-lang-2.6.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ commons-lang-2.6.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3fb13535ce3a5993f2bc2b02a3ece468e691a942

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Created automatically by the test suite

Publish Date: 2010-06-07

URL: CVE-842749-413332

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

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