express-engine-15.2.1.tgz: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 5.3) - autoclosed

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Vulnerable Library - express-engine-15.2.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Found in HEAD commit: 57bd81a506a3a3e67668f36cf116381b1c6886a4

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (express-engine version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2023-44270	Medium	5.3	postcss-8.4.21.tgz	Transitive	N/A*	❌

*For some transitive vulnerabilities, there is no version of direct dependency with a fix. Check the "Details" section below to see if there is a version of transitive dependency where vulnerability is fixed.

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2023-44270

### Vulnerable Library - postcss-8.4.21.tgz

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-8.4.21.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - express-engine-15.2.1.tgz (Root Library) - common-15.2.1.tgz - critters-0.0.16.tgz - :x: **postcss-8.4.21.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 57bd81a506a3a3e67668f36cf116381b1c6886a4

Found in base branch: main

### Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in PostCSS before 8.4.31. The vulnerability affects linters using PostCSS to parse external untrusted CSS. An attacker can prepare CSS in such a way that it will contains parts parsed by PostCSS as a CSS comment. After processing by PostCSS, it will be included in the PostCSS output in CSS nodes (rules, properties) despite being included in a comment.

Publish Date: 2023-09-29

URL: CVE-2023-44270

### CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

### Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44270

Release Date: 2023-09-29

Fix Resolution: postcss - 8.4.31

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

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.

[mend-bolt-for-github[bot]]

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