WS-2019-0032 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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WS-2019-0032 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - js-yaml-3.12.0.tgz

YAML 1.2 parser and serializer

path: /tmp/git/randomquotes/node_modules/cosmiconfig/node_modules/js-yaml/package.json

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-3.12.0.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• postcss-loader-3.0.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • postcss-load-config-2.0.0.tgz
    • cosmiconfig-4.0.0.tgz
      • ❌ js-yaml-3.12.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a57315e4fd2d4149a64b4d445f55a69dc3835dc7

Vulnerability Details

Versions js-yaml prior to 3.13.0 are vulnerable to Denial of Service. By parsing a carefully-crafted YAML file, the node process stalls and may exhaust system resources leading to a Denial of Service.

Publish Date: 2019-03-26

URL: WS-2019-0032

CVSS 2 Score Details (5.0)

Base Score Metrics not available

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/788/versions

Release Date: 2019-03-26

Fix Resolution: 3.13.0

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