CVE-2020-7598 (Medium) detected in multiple libraries

[mend-bolt-for-github]

CVE-2020-7598 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - minimist-0.0.8.tgz, minimist-1.2.0.tgz, minimist-0.0.10.tgz

minimist-0.0.8.tgz

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

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/npmi/node_modules/npm/node_modules/mkdirp/node_modules/minimist/package.json,/node_modules/npm/node_modules/mkdirp/node_modules/minimist/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gitbook-cli-2.3.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • npm-5.1.0.tgz
    • mkdirp-0.5.1.tgz
      • ❌ minimist-0.0.8.tgz (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: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/npm/node_modules/update-notifier/node_modules/latest-version/node_modules/package-json/node_modules/registry-url/node_modules/rc/node_modules/minimist/package.json,/node_modules/npm/node_modules/update-notifier/node_modules/latest-version/node_modules/package-json/node_modules/registry-auth-token/node_modules/rc/node_modules/minimist/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gitbook-cli-2.3.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • npm-5.1.0.tgz
    • update-notifier-2.2.0.tgz
      • latest-version-3.1.0.tgz
        • package-json-4.0.1.tgz
          • registry-auth-token-3.3.1.tgz
            • rc-1.2.1.tgz
              • ❌ minimist-1.2.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

minimist-0.0.10.tgz

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Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-0.0.10.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/optimist/node_modules/minimist/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gitbook-cli-2.3.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • optimist-0.6.1.tgz
    • ❌ minimist-0.0.10.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 7b655bb7297165ad3fefe0839291a360946b480c

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 - 0.2.1,1.2.3

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[github-actions]

Greetings! Sorry to say but this is a very old issue that is probably not getting as much attention as it deservers. We encourage you to check if this is still an issue in the latest release and if you find that this is still a problem, please feel free to open a new one.