CVE-2017-16032 (Medium) detected in brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2017-16032 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz

Brace expansion as known from sh/bash

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/npmi/node_modules/npm/node_modules/minimatch/node_modules/brace-expansion/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gitbook-cli-2.3.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • npmi-1.0.1.tgz
    • npm-2.15.12.tgz
      • minimatch-3.0.3.tgz
        • ❌ brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a159a545c18be18ce68bfa58a3456c974f23bea5

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

brace-expansion before 1.1.7 are vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service.

Publish Date: 2020-07-21

URL: CVE-2017-16032

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/338

Release Date: 2020-07-21

Fix Resolution: v1.1.7

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