CVE-2020-7598 (Medium) detected in minimist-1.2.0.tgz

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CVE-2020-7598 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - minimist-1.2.0.tgz

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Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: curratelo/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: curratelo/node_modules/firebase/node_modules/jsonwebtoken/node_modules/jws/node_modules/base64url/node_modules/meow/node_modules/minimist/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• firebase-3.0.5.tgz (Root Library)
  • jsonwebtoken-5.7.0.tgz
    • jws-3.1.3.tgz
      • base64url-1.0.6.tgz
        • meow-2.0.0.tgz
          • ❌ minimist-1.2.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 9d25ffce923d8b5ee8e4d3a66723fb5744328814

Vulnerability Details

minimist before 1.2.2 could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "constructor" or "proto" payload.

Publish Date: 2020-03-11

URL: CVE-2020-7598

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.6)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/substack/minimist/commit/63e7ed05aa4b1889ec2f3b196426db4500cbda94

Release Date: 2020-03-11

Fix Resolution: minimist - 0.2.1,1.2.3

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