CVE-2021-43138 (High) detected in multiple libraries

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CVE-2021-43138 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - async-2.0.1.tgz, async-3.2.0.tgz, async-1.0.0.tgz, async-2.6.3.tgz, async-0.9.2.tgz, async-0.2.10.tgz

async-2.0.1.tgz

Higher-order functions and common patterns for asynchronous code

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-2.0.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /Application/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /Application/node_modules/async/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• sails-disk-2.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ async-2.0.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

async-3.2.0.tgz

Higher-order functions and common patterns for asynchronous code

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-3.2.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /Application/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /Application/node_modules/grunt-contrib-less/node_modules/async/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• grunt-contrib-less-3.0.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ async-3.2.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

async-1.0.0.tgz

Higher-order functions and common patterns for asynchronous code

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-1.0.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /Application/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /Application/node_modules/winston/node_modules/async/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• sails-1.5.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • prompt-1.2.1.tgz
    • winston-2.4.5.tgz
      • ❌ async-1.0.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

async-2.6.3.tgz

Higher-order functions and common patterns for asynchronous code

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-2.6.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /Application/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /Application/node_modules/grunt-contrib-clean/node_modules/async/package.json,/Application/node_modules/grunt-contrib-watch/node_modules/async/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• grunt-contrib-watch-1.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ async-2.6.3.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

async-0.9.2.tgz

Higher-order functions and common patterns for asynchronous code

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-0.9.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /Application/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /Application/node_modules/sails/node_modules/prompt/node_modules/async/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• sails-1.5.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • prompt-1.2.1.tgz
    • ❌ async-0.9.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

async-0.2.10.tgz

Higher-order functions and common patterns for asynchronous code

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-0.2.10.tgz

Path to dependency file: /Application/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /Application/node_modules/nedb/node_modules/async/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• sails-disk-2.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • nedb-1.8.0.tgz
    • ❌ async-0.2.10.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 1ab5c078981fcdbcebc35f06a37edab5f59dfeb5

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In Async before 2.6.4 and 3.x before 3.2.2, a malicious user can obtain privileges via the mapValues() method, aka lib/internal/iterator.js createObjectIterator prototype pollution.

Publish Date: 2022-04-06

URL: CVE-2021-43138

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • 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

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43138

Release Date: 2022-04-06

Fix Resolution: async - 2.6.4,3.2.2

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