This package has been identified by Mend as containing potential malicious functionality. The severity of the functionality can change depending on where the library is running (user's machine or backend server). The following risks were identified: Malware dropper – this package contains a Trojan horse, allowing the unauthorized installation of other potentially malicious software.
MSC-2023-16609 - Critical Severity Vulnerability
Native Access to Mac OS-X FSEvents
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-1.2.9.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - webpack-dev-server-3.9.0.tgz (Root Library) - chokidar-2.1.8.tgz - :x: **fsevents-1.2.9.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: b4ae68d881e0a152378540c5350a4afb16b30689
Found in base branch: master
This package has been identified by Mend as containing potential malicious functionality. The severity of the functionality can change depending on where the library is running (user's machine or backend server). The following risks were identified: Malware dropper – this package contains a Trojan horse, allowing the unauthorized installation of other potentially malicious software.
Publish Date: 2023-09-20
URL: MSC-2023-16609
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High
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