CVE-2014-7191 (Medium) detected in qs-0.4.2.tgz

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CVE-2014-7191 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - qs-0.4.2.tgz

querystring parser

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-0.4.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: ksa/ksa-web-root/ksa-web/src/main/webapp/rs/bootstrap/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: ksa/ksa-web-root/ksa-web/src/main/webapp/rs/bootstrap/node_modules/qs/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• connect-2.1.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ qs-0.4.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 5a3799544bbdfbed38c2c8191a9866ba18bc9768

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The qs module before 1.0.0 in Node.js does not call the compact function for array data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by using a large index value to create a sparse array.

Publish Date: 2014-10-19

URL: CVE-2014-7191

CVSS 2 Score Details (5.0)

Base Score Metrics not available

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7191

Release Date: 2014-10-19

Fix Resolution: 1.0.0