CVE-2020-28502 (High) detected in xmlhttprequest-ssl-1.5.5.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2020-28502 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - xmlhttprequest-ssl-1.5.5.tgz

XMLHttpRequest for Node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/xmlhttprequest-ssl/-/xmlhttprequest-ssl-1.5.5.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy: - socket.io-client-2.3.0.tgz (Root Library) - engine.io-client-3.4.0.tgz - :x: **xmlhttprequest-ssl-1.5.5.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 5a4a7def9ddff6354e22069c494feb0f30196e36

Found in base branch: dev/seed-tool

Vulnerability Details

This affects the package xmlhttprequest before 1.7.0; all versions of package xmlhttprequest-ssl. Provided requests are sent synchronously (async=False on xhr.open), malicious user input flowing into xhr.send could result in arbitrary code being injected and run.

Publish Date: 2021-03-05

URL: CVE-2020-28502

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.1)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - 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://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h4j5-c7cj-74xg

Release Date: 2021-03-05

Fix Resolution (xmlhttprequest-ssl): 1.6.1

Direct dependency fix Resolution (socket.io-client): 2.4.0

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