WS-2021-0154 (Medium) detected in glob-parent-3.1.0.tgz

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WS-2021-0154 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - glob-parent-3.1.0.tgz

Strips glob magic from a string to provide the parent directory path

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/glob-parent/-/glob-parent-3.1.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: github-insights/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: github-insights/node_modules/glob-parent

Dependency Hierarchy:

• parcel-bundler-1.12.5.tgz (Root Library)
  • watcher-1.12.1.tgz
    • chokidar-2.1.8.tgz
      • ❌ glob-parent-3.1.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 79b16cddb07790cdef3fd8f62dd1b829dd0669a9

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability was found in glob-parent before 5.1.2.

Publish Date: 2021-01-27

URL: WS-2021-0154

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/gulpjs/glob-parent/releases/tag/v5.1.2

Release Date: 2021-01-27

Fix Resolution: glob-parent - 5.1.2

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