CVE-2017-16032 (Medium) detected in brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz

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CVE-2017-16032 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz

Brace expansion as known from sh/bash

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/brace-expansion

Dependency Hierarchy: - nodemon-1.11.0.tgz (Root Library) - minimatch-3.0.3.tgz - :x: **brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3892a076299e4fa06454dfb5727e7957834586de

Found in base branch: update-dep

Vulnerability Details

brace-expansion before 1.1.7 are vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service.

Publish Date: 2020-07-21

URL: CVE-2017-16032

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/338

Release Date: 2020-07-21

Fix Resolution (brace-expansion): 1.1.7

Direct dependency fix Resolution (nodemon): 1.11.1

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