CVE-2024-37890 (High) detected in ws-6.2.1.tgz, ws-5.2.2.tgz

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CVE-2024-37890 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - ws-6.2.1.tgz, ws-5.2.2.tgz

ws-6.2.1.tgz

Simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested websocket client and server for Node.js

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-6.2.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /client/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /client/node_modules/jest-environment-jsdom-fourteen/node_modules/ws/package.json,/client/node_modules/webpack-dev-server/node_modules/ws/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - react-scripts-3.4.1.tgz (Root Library) - webpack-dev-server-3.10.3.tgz - :x: **ws-6.2.1.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

ws-5.2.2.tgz

Simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested websocket client and server for Node.js

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-5.2.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /client/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /client/node_modules/ws/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - react-scripts-3.4.1.tgz (Root Library) - jest-24.9.0.tgz - jest-cli-24.9.0.tgz - jest-config-24.9.0.tgz - jest-environment-jsdom-24.9.0.tgz - jsdom-11.12.0.tgz - :x: **ws-5.2.2.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 82d6429ed19093dbc56c092123fe7358b66c67b7

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

ws is an open source WebSocket client and server for Node.js. A request with a number of headers exceeding theserver.maxHeadersCount threshold could be used to crash a ws server. The vulnerability was fixed in ws@8.17.1 (e55e510) and backported to ws@7.5.10 (22c2876), ws@6.2.3 (eeb76d3), and ws@5.2.4 (4abd8f6). In vulnerable versions of ws, the issue can be mitigated in the following ways: 1. Reduce the maximum allowed length of the request headers using the --max-http-header-size=size and/or the maxHeaderSize options so that no more headers than the server.maxHeadersCount limit can be sent. 2. Set server.maxHeadersCount to 0 so that no limit is applied.

Publish Date: 2024-06-17

URL: CVE-2024-37890

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

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: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/websockets/ws/security/advisories/GHSA-3h5v-q93c-6h6q

Release Date: 2024-06-17

Fix Resolution (ws): 6.2.3

Direct dependency fix Resolution (react-scripts): 5.0.0

Fix Resolution (ws): 6.2.3

Direct dependency fix Resolution (react-scripts): 5.0.0

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