CVE-2020-7788 (High) detected in ini-1.3.5.tgz

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CVE-2020-7788 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - ini-1.3.5.tgz

An ini encoder/decoder for node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ini/-/ini-1.3.5.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/ini/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - react-scripts-3.4.3.tgz (Root Library) - react-dev-utils-10.2.1.tgz - global-modules-2.0.0.tgz - global-prefix-3.0.0.tgz - :x: **ini-1.3.5.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 28669a49080d16cfb62291c1a10d55b431d61474

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

This affects the package ini before 1.3.6. If an attacker submits a malicious INI file to an application that parses it with ini.parse, they will pollute the prototype on the application. This can be exploited further depending on the context.

Publish Date: 2020-12-11

URL: CVE-2020-7788

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-2020-7788

Release Date: 2020-12-11

Fix Resolution (ini): 1.3.6

Direct dependency fix Resolution (react-scripts): 3.4.4

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