CVE-2020-8116 (High) detected in dot-prop-4.2.0.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2020-8116 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - dot-prop-4.2.0.tgz

Get, set, or delete a property from a nested object using a dot path

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/dot-prop/-/dot-prop-4.2.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: nodegoat/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: nodegoat/node_modules/dot-prop/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - nodemon-1.19.1.tgz (Root Library) - update-notifier-2.5.0.tgz - configstore-3.1.2.tgz - :x: **dot-prop-4.2.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a7cf759168f0c98d6d469e2711fda2875be7080b

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Prototype pollution vulnerability in dot-prop npm package versions before 4.2.1 and versions 5.x before 5.1.1 allows an attacker to add arbitrary properties to JavaScript language constructs such as objects.

Publish Date: 2020-02-04

URL: CVE-2020-8116

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-2020-8116

Release Date: 2020-02-04

Fix Resolution: dot-prop - 5.1.1

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by WhiteSource because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the WhiteSource inventory.