CVE-2019-20149 (High) detected in kind-of-6.0.2.tgz

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CVE-2019-20149 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - kind-of-6.0.2.tgz

Get the native type of a value.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/kind-of/-/kind-of-6.0.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /ui/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /ui/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• webpack-dev-server-3.1.14.tgz (Root Library)
  • http-proxy-middleware-0.18.0.tgz
    • micromatch-3.1.10.tgz
      • braces-2.3.1.tgz
        • ❌ kind-of-6.0.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

ctorName in index.js in kind-of v6.0.2 allows external user input to overwrite certain internal attributes via a conflicting name, as demonstrated by 'constructor': {'name':'Symbol'}. Hence, a crafted payload can overwrite this builtin attribute to manipulate the type detection result.

Publish Date: 2019-12-30

URL: CVE-2019-20149

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

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: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2019-12-30

Fix Resolution (kind-of): 6.0.3

Direct dependency fix Resolution (webpack-dev-server): 3.2.0

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