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

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CVE-2020-7788 - High 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: /samples/Clients/old/MvcImplicitJwtRequest/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /samples/Clients/old/MvcImplicitJwtRequest/node_modules/ini/package.json,/samples/Clients/old/MvcImplicit/node_modules/ini/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - gulp-3.8.11.tgz (Root Library) - liftoff-2.5.0.tgz - findup-sync-2.0.0.tgz - resolve-dir-1.0.1.tgz - global-modules-1.0.0.tgz - global-prefix-1.0.2.tgz - :x: **ini-1.3.5.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 7d47835acfa4a3e45eb8050d9af2dbb2c6ad1df4

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 (7.3)

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

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 (gulp): 3.9.0

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