CVE-2017-16032 (Medium) detected in brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz

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CVE-2017-16032 - Medium 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

brace-expansion before 1.1.7 are vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service.

Publish Date: 2020-07-21

URL: CVE-2017-16032

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/338

Release Date: 2020-07-21

Fix Resolution (brace-expansion): 1.1.7

Direct dependency fix Resolution (rimraf): 2.6.0

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