CVE-2020-7598 (Medium) detected in minimist-1.2.0.tgz, minimist-0.0.8.tgz

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CVE-2020-7598 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - minimist-1.2.0.tgz, minimist-0.0.8.tgz

minimist-1.2.0.tgz

parse argument options

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

Dependency Hierarchy:

• browser-sync-2.26.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • chokidar-2.0.4.tgz
    • fsevents-1.2.4.tgz
      • node-pre-gyp-0.10.0.tgz
        • rc-1.2.7.tgz
          • ❌ minimist-1.2.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

minimist-0.0.8.tgz

parse argument options

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-0.0.8.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• browser-sync-2.26.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • chokidar-2.0.4.tgz
    • fsevents-1.2.4.tgz
      • node-pre-gyp-0.10.0.tgz
        • mkdirp-0.5.1.tgz
          • ❌ minimist-0.0.8.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 4d038f6521e1205e037211e7c3dcc92a82448d22

Found in base branch: master

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): 1.2.3

Direct dependency fix Resolution (browser-sync): 2.26.4

Fix Resolution (minimist): 0.2.1

Direct dependency fix Resolution (browser-sync): 2.26.4