CVE-2018-3721 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2018-3721 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - lodash-3.10.1.tgz

The modern build of lodash modular utilities.

path: /tmp/git/bit/node_modules/lodash/package.json

Library home page: http://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-3.10.1.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• bit-javascript-0.10.17-dev.9.tgz (Root Library)
  • caporal-0.5.0.tgz
    • cli-table2-0.2.0.tgz
      • ❌ lodash-3.10.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: dae84c30d5bc4c197e093d1bcb1930fa1735588a

Vulnerability Details

lodash node module before 4.17.5 suffers from a Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) vulnerability via defaultsDeep, merge, and mergeWith functions, which allows a malicious user to modify the prototype of "Object" via proto, causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.

Publish Date: 2018-06-07

URL: CVE-2018-3721

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • 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

Origin: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-3721

Fix Resolution: Upgrade to version lodash 4.17.5 or greater

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