CVE-2021-23566 (Medium) detected in nanoid-3.1.23.tgz

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CVE-2021-23566 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - nanoid-3.1.23.tgz

A tiny (108 bytes), secure URL-friendly unique string ID generator

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/nanoid/-/nanoid-3.1.23.tgz

Path to dependency file: /client/zotero-client/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /client/zotero-client/node_modules/nanoid/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - mocha-9.0.3.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **nanoid-3.1.23.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

The package nanoid from 3.0.0 and before 3.1.31 are vulnerable to Information Exposure via the valueOf() function which allows to reproduce the last id generated.

Publish Date: 2022-01-14

URL: CVE-2021-23566

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/ai/nanoid/pull/328

Release Date: 2022-01-14

Fix Resolution (nanoid): 3.1.31

Direct dependency fix Resolution (mocha): 9.1.4

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