WS-2019-0425 (Medium) detected in mocha-2.5.3.tgz

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WS-2019-0425 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - mocha-2.5.3.tgz

simple, flexible, fun test framework

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/mocha/-/mocha-2.5.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

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

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **mocha-2.5.3.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d830c435686806975332eab58f02651ed92b5b26

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Mocha is vulnerable to ReDoS attack. If the stack trace in utils.js begins with a large error message, and full-trace is not enabled, utils.stackTraceFilter() will take exponential run time.

Publish Date: 2019-01-24

URL: WS-2019-0425

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2019-01-24

Fix Resolution: 6.0.0

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