CVE-2018-3721 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2018-3721 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - lodash-1.0.2.tgz, lodash-2.4.2.tgz

lodash-1.0.2.tgz

A utility library delivering consistency, customization, performance, and extras.

path: /tmp/git/webvr-starter-kit/node_modules/lodash/package.json

Library home page: http://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-1.0.2.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gulp-3.9.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • vinyl-fs-0.3.14.tgz
    • glob-watcher-0.0.6.tgz
      • gaze-0.5.2.tgz
        • globule-0.1.0.tgz
          • ❌ lodash-1.0.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

lodash-2.4.2.tgz

A utility library delivering consistency, customization, performance, & extras.

path: /tmp/git/webvr-starter-kit/node_modules/rcloader/node_modules/lodash/package.json

Library home page: http://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-2.4.2.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• jshint-loader-0.8.4.tgz (Root Library)
  • rcloader-0.1.2.tgz
    • ❌ lodash-2.4.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3721

Release Date: 2018-06-07

Fix Resolution: 4.17.5

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