CVE-2015-8858 (High) detected in uglify-js-2.2.5.tgz, uglify-js-2.4.15.tgz

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CVE-2015-8858 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - uglify-js-2.2.5.tgz, uglify-js-2.4.15.tgz

uglify-js-2.2.5.tgz

JavaScript parser, mangler/compressor and beautifier toolkit

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js/-/uglify-js-2.2.5.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/transformers/node_modules/uglify-js/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - jade-1.11.0.tgz (Root Library) - transformers-2.1.0.tgz - :x: **uglify-js-2.2.5.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

uglify-js-2.4.15.tgz

JavaScript parser, mangler/compressor and beautifier toolkit

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js/-/uglify-js-2.4.15.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/jscoverage/node_modules/uglify-js/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - jscoverage-0.5.9.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **uglify-js-2.4.15.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The uglify-js package before 2.6.0 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted input in a parse call, aka a "regular expression denial of service (ReDoS)."

Publish Date: 2017-01-23

URL: CVE-2015-8858

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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8858

Release Date: 2017-01-23

Fix Resolution: v2.6.0