Fix: Switch to a Secure HTTPS Connection in MelissaStandardizingVendor.py

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Summary

• The Vulnerability Description: The application is using an insecure HTTP connection to communicate with an external service, which exposes sensitive data to potential interception.
• This Fix: The patch upgrades the connection from HTTP to HTTPS, ensuring that data transmitted between the application and the external service is encrypted.
• The Cause of the Issue: The initial implementation of the URL for the external service endpoint used the HTTP protocol, which does not provide encryption for data in transit.
• The Patch Implementation: The URL in the MelissaStandardizingVendor class has been updated from http://address.melissadata.net/v3/WEB/GlobalAddress/doglobaladdress to https://address.melissadata.net/v3/WEB/GlobalAddress/doglobaladdress, leveraging the more secure HTTPS protocol.

Vulnerability Details

• Vulnerability Class: Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
• Severity: 6.5
• Affected File: spark_pipeline_framework/utilities/helix_geolocation/v2/vendors/melissa_standardizing_vendor.py
• Vulnerable Lines: 219-219

Code Snippets

diff --git a/spark_pipeline_framework/utilities/helix_geolocation/v2/vendors/melissa_standardizing_vendor.py b/spark_pipeline_framework/utilities/helix_geolocation/v2/vendors/melissa_standardizing_vendor.py
index 88c7724..cecbde0 100644
--- a/spark_pipeline_framework/utilities/helix_geolocation/v2/vendors/melissa_standardizing_vendor.py
+++ b/spark_pipeline_framework/utilities/helix_geolocation/v2/vendors/melissa_standardizing_vendor.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class MelissaStandardizingVendor(
         ]
 
         license_key = self._get_request_credentials()["license_key"]
-        url = r"http://address.melissadata.net/v3/WEB/GlobalAddress/doglobaladdress"
+        url = r"https://address.melissadata.net/v3/WEB/GlobalAddress/doglobaladdress"
         json_batch_dict = {
             "TransmissionReference": "GlobalAddressBatch",
             "CustomerID": license_key,

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