WS-2018-0111 (High) detected in base64-url-1.2.1.tgz

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WS-2018-0111 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - base64-url-1.2.1.tgz

Base64 encode, decode, escape and unescape for URL applications

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/base64-url/-/base64-url-1.2.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/base64-url/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - grunt-contrib-connect-0.10.1.tgz (Root Library) - connect-2.30.2.tgz - express-session-1.11.3.tgz - uid-safe-2.0.0.tgz - :x: **base64-url-1.2.1.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: b1dce1461002081249150dd2f0a52e4893897cde

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Versions of base64-url before 2.0.0 are vulnerable to out-of-bounds read as it allocates uninitialized Buffers when number is passed in input.

Publish Date: 2018-05-16

URL: WS-2018-0111

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.1)

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: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/660

Release Date: 2018-01-27

Fix Resolution (base64-url): 2.0.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (grunt-contrib-connect): 0.11.0

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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.

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