CVE-2020-7598 (Medium) detected in multiple libraries - autoclosed

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CVE-2020-7598 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - minimist-0.0.8.tgz, minimist-0.0.10.tgz, minimist-1.2.0.tgz

minimist-0.0.8.tgz

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Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-0.0.8.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/npmi/node_modules/npm/node_modules/mkdirp/node_modules/minimist/package.json,/node_modules/npm/node_modules/mkdirp/node_modules/minimist/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gitbook-cli-2.3.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • npm-5.1.0.tgz
    • mkdirp-0.5.1.tgz
      • ❌ minimist-0.0.8.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

minimist-0.0.10.tgz

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Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-0.0.10.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/minimist/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gitbook-cli-2.3.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • optimist-0.6.1.tgz
    • ❌ minimist-0.0.10.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

minimist-1.2.0.tgz

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Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/npm/node_modules/update-notifier/node_modules/latest-version/node_modules/package-json/node_modules/registry-url/node_modules/rc/node_modules/minimist/package.json,/node_modules/npm/node_modules/update-notifier/node_modules/latest-version/node_modules/package-json/node_modules/registry-auth-token/node_modules/rc/node_modules/minimist/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gitbook-cli-2.3.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • npm-5.1.0.tgz
    • update-notifier-2.2.0.tgz
      • latest-version-3.1.0.tgz
        • package-json-4.0.1.tgz
          • registry-auth-token-3.3.1.tgz
            • rc-1.2.1.tgz
              • ❌ minimist-1.2.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a159a545c18be18ce68bfa58a3456c974f23bea5

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

minimist before 1.2.2 could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "constructor" or "proto" payload.

Publish Date: 2020-03-11

URL: CVE-2020-7598

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.6)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/substack/minimist/commit/63e7ed05aa4b1889ec2f3b196426db4500cbda94

Release Date: 2020-03-11

Fix Resolution: minimist - 0.2.1,1.2.3

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