CVE-2018-11696 (Medium) detected in node-sass-3.13.1.tgz, libsass3.3.6

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CVE-2018-11696 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - node-sass-3.13.1.tgz, libsass3.3.6

node-sass-3.13.1.tgz

Wrapper around libsass

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/node-sass/-/node-sass-3.13.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/node-sass

Dependency Hierarchy:

• laravel-elixir-6.0.0-15.tgz (Root Library)
  • gulp-sass-2.3.2.tgz
    • ❌ node-sass-3.13.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 6137d1b3e8146d3ba7b985492fc6b78cb1706fa2

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in LibSass through 3.5.4. A NULL pointer dereference was found in the function Sass::Inspect::operator which could be leveraged by an attacker to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Publish Date: 2018-06-04

URL: CVE-2018-11696

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

Release Date: 2018-06-04

Fix Resolution (node-sass): 4.14.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (laravel-elixir): 6.0.0-18

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