WS-2022-0008 (Medium) detected in node-forge-0.9.0.tgz

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WS-2022-0008 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - node-forge-0.9.0.tgz

JavaScript implementations of network transports, cryptography, ciphers, PKI, message digests, and various utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/node-forge/-/node-forge-0.9.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/node-forge/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• vuepress-1.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • core-1.1.0.tgz
    • webpack-dev-server-3.8.2.tgz
      • selfsigned-1.10.7.tgz
        • ❌ node-forge-0.9.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

The forge.debug API had a potential prototype pollution issue if called with untrusted input. The API was only used for internal debug purposes in a safe way and never documented or advertised. It is suspected that uses of this API, if any exist, would likely not have used untrusted inputs in a vulnerable way.

Publish Date: 2022-01-08

URL: WS-2022-0008

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.6)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: High
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-5rrq-pxf6-6jx5

Release Date: 2022-01-08

Fix Resolution (node-forge): 1.2.1

Direct dependency fix Resolution (vuepress): 1.8.3

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