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Hi @BArun177061 (Community Member) ,
Veracode Static Analysis will report CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data on lines of code that allow dynamic data in JNDI starting contexts ( InitialContext ).
The concern is that an attacker might abuse this to point to their own endpoint and potentially get remote code execution capabilities.
You can read more on this here: https://www.veracode.com/blog/research/exploiting-jndi-injections-java .
To remediate this we recommend ensuring that no dynamic data is used in the construction of the starting context, alternatively you can use a strict allow list in a way that Veracode Static Analysis can detect, for more details please see: https://community.veracode.com/s/article/Using-an-Allow-list-in-a-Way-Static-Analysis-can-Detect .
Alternatively, if you have other controls on the input that Veracode Static Analysis cannot automatically detect, you can document that using a mitigation proposal and request a review from your companies mitigation approver. For more information please see: https://community.veracode.com/s/knowledgeitem/mitigations-part-1-what-is-a-mitigation-MCKTIDIWZQ3RBENLRUYP4KSZW3SQ .
Thank you,
Boy Baukema