CVE-2018-7651 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2018-7651 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - ssri-5.0.0.tgz

Standard Subresource Integrity library -- parses, serializes, generates, and verifies integrity metadata according to the SRI spec.

path: /tmp/git/nthu-select-courses/node_modules/ssri/package.json

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ssri/-/ssri-5.0.0.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy: - copy-webpack-plugin-4.3.1.tgz (Root Library) - cacache-10.0.1.tgz - :x: **ssri-5.0.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

index.js in the ssri module before 5.2.2 for Node.js is prone to a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in strict mode functionality via a long base64 hash string.

Publish Date: 2018-03-04

URL: CVE-2018-7651

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: High - 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://nodesecurity.io/advisories/565

Release Date: 2018-02-14

Fix Resolution: Upgrade to version 5.2.2 or later.

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