CVE-2016-10541 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2016-10541 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - shell-quote-0.0.1.tgz

quote and parse shell commands

path: /tmp/git/JSHint/node_modules/jshint/node_modules/shell-quote/package.json

Library home page: http://registry.npmjs.org/shell-quote/-/shell-quote-0.0.1.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• browserify-9.0.8.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ shell-quote-0.0.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

The npm module "shell-quote" 1.6.0 and earlier cannot correctly escape ">" and "<" operator used for redirection in shell. Applications that depend on shell-quote may also be vulnerable. A malicious user could perform code injection.

Publish Date: 2018-05-31

URL: CVE-2016-10541

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

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: 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-2016-10541

Release Date: 2018-12-15

Fix Resolution: 1.6.1

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