CVE-2020-7788 (Critical) detected in ini-1.3.5.tgz

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CVE-2020-7788 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - ini-1.3.5.tgz

An ini encoder/decoder for node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ini/-/ini-1.3.5.tgz

Path to dependency file: /React/mern-todo-app/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /React/mern-todo-app/node_modules/ini/package.json,/React/react-form-validation-demo/node_modules/ini/package.json,/React/mern-todo-app/package.json,/React/react-form-validation-demo/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - react-scripts-3.2.0.tgz (Root Library) - webpack-dev-server-3.2.1.tgz - chokidar-2.1.8.tgz - fsevents-1.2.9.tgz - node-pre-gyp-0.12.0.tgz - rc-1.2.8.tgz - :x: **ini-1.3.5.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

This affects the package ini before 1.3.6. If an attacker submits a malicious INI file to an application that parses it with ini.parse, they will pollute the prototype on the application. This can be exploited further depending on the context.

Publish Date: 2020-12-11

URL: CVE-2020-7788

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-7788

Release Date: 2020-12-11

Fix Resolution (ini): 1.3.6

Direct dependency fix Resolution (react-scripts): 3.3.0

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