CVE-2018-3728 (High) detected in hoek-0.9.1.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2018-3728 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - hoek-0.9.1.tgz

General purpose node utilities

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/hoek/-/hoek-0.9.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /decompress-zip-0.0.8/package/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /decompress-zip-0.0.8/package/node_modules/hoek/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - request-2.27.0.tgz (Root Library) - hawk-1.0.0.tgz - :x: **hoek-0.9.1.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8eb42e349cd3aded1eab4b65b59788a7e934dd99

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

hoek node module before 4.2.0 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3 suffers from a Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) vulnerability via 'merge' and 'applyToDefaults' functions, which allows a malicious user to modify the prototype of "Object" via __proto__, causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.

Publish Date: 2018-03-30

URL: CVE-2018-3728

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.8)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16082

Release Date: 2018-03-30

Fix Resolution: 4.2.0,5.0.3

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by WhiteSource because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the WhiteSource inventory.