[TORQUE-352] Please add OWASP Dependency Check to the build (pom.xml)

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 5.0
• Fix Version/s: 5.0
• Component/s: Maven 1 Plugin, Maven 2 Plugin
• Labels: build easy-fix security
• Environment: All development, build, test, environments.
• Flags: Patch, Important
• Assignee: Georg Kallidis
• Reporter: Albert Baker
• Created: 15/Aug/18 03:37
• Updated: 18/Dec/19 08:05
• Resolved: 18/Dec/19 08:05

Description

 Please add OWASP Dependency Check to the build (pom.xml).  OWASP DC makes an outbound REST call to MITRE Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVE) to perform a lookup for each dependant .jar to list any/all known vulnerabilities for each jar.  This step is needed because a manual MITRE CVE lookup/check on the main component does not include checking for vulnerabilities in components or in dependant libraries.

OWASP Dependency check : https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Dependency_Check has plug-ins for most Java build/make types (ant, maven, ivy, gradle).   

Also, add the appropriate command to the nightly build to generate a report of all known vulnerabilities in any/all third party libraries/dependencies that get pulled in. example : mvn -Powasp -Dtest=false -DfailIfNoTests=false clean aggregate

Generating this report nightly/weekly will help inform the project's development team if any dependant libraries have a newly discovered & reported (known) vulnerailities.  Project teams that keep up with removing known vulnerabilities on a weekly basis will help protect businesses that rely on these open source componets.