CVE-2017-18077 (High) detected in brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz

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CVE-2017-18077 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz

Brace expansion as known from sh/bash

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz

Path to dependency file: /VS2017-NetCoreTools-Demo/NETCoreDemo_done/src/BikeSharing.Web/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /VS2017-NetCoreTools-Demo/NETCoreDemo_done/src/BikeSharing.Web/node_modules/brace-expansion/package.json,/VS2017-NetCoreTools-Demo/NETCoreDemo_start/src/BikeSharing.Web/node_modules/brace-expansion/package.json,/VS2017-NetCoreTools-Demo/NETCoreDemo_reset/src/BikeSharing.Web/node_modules/brace-expansion/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - rimraf-2.5.4.tgz (Root Library) - glob-7.1.1.tgz - minimatch-3.0.3.tgz - :x: **brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: bc963f1400932ce23ff4b5d63778a2e8b695f9a6

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

index.js in brace-expansion before 1.1.7 is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks, as demonstrated by an expand argument containing many comma characters. Mend Note: Converted from WS-2017-0206, on 2022-11-08.

Publish Date: 2018-01-27

URL: CVE-2017-18077

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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18077

Release Date: 2022-10-03

Fix Resolution (brace-expansion): 1.1.7

Direct dependency fix Resolution (rimraf): 2.6.0

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