CVE-2018-3721 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2018-3721 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - lodash-2.4.2.tgz, lodash-4.17.4.tgz

lodash-2.4.2.tgz

A utility library delivering consistency, customization, performance, & extras.

path: /tmp/git/vue-chrome-extension-boilerplate/node_modules/archiver/node_modules/lodash/package.json

Library home page: http://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-2.4.2.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• zip-folder-1.0.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • archiver-0.11.0.tgz
    • ❌ lodash-2.4.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

lodash-4.17.4.tgz

Lodash modular utilities.

path: /tmp/git/vue-chrome-extension-boilerplate/node_modules/lodash/package.json

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.4.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• babel-core-6.26.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ lodash-4.17.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

lodash node module before 4.17.5 suffers from a Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) vulnerability via defaultsDeep, merge, and mergeWith functions, which allows a malicious user to modify the prototype of "Object" via proto, causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.

Publish Date: 2018-06-07

URL: CVE-2018-3721

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-3721

Fix Resolution: Upgrade to version lodash 4.17.5 or greater

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