meta-2.2.25.tgz: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 5.3)

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Vulnerable Library - meta-2.2.25.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Found in HEAD commit: 2a50a993923b0b169201d8227e7bf9583474f3ff

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (meta version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2024-4067	Medium	5.3	micromatch-4.0.4.tgz	Transitive	N/A*	❌

*For some transitive vulnerabilities, there is no version of direct dependency with a fix. Check the "Details" section below to see if there is a version of transitive dependency where vulnerability is fixed.

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2024-4067

Vulnerable Library - micromatch-4.0.4.tgz

Glob matching for javascript/node.js. A replacement and faster alternative to minimatch and multimatch.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/micromatch/-/micromatch-4.0.4.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• meta-2.2.25.tgz (Root Library)
  • meta-loop-1.2.5.tgz
    • get-meta-file-1.3.6.tgz
      • findup-sync-4.0.0.tgz
        • ❌ micromatch-4.0.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2a50a993923b0b169201d8227e7bf9583474f3ff

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

The NPM package micromatch is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). The vulnerability occurs in micromatch.braces() in index.js because the pattern .* will greedily match anything. By passing a malicious payload, the pattern matching will keep backtracking to the input while it doesn't find the closing bracket. As the input size increases, the consumption time will also increase until it causes the application to hang or slow down. There was a merged fix but further testing shows the issue persists. This issue should be mitigated by using a safe pattern that won't start backtracking the regular expression due to greedy matching.
Mend Note: After conducting a further research, it was concluded that CVE-2024-4067 does not contain a high security risk that reflects the NVD score, but should be kept for users' awareness. Users of micromatch should follow the fix recommendation as noted.

Publish Date: 2024-05-14

URL: CVE-2024-4067

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

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: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2024-05-14

Fix Resolution: micromatch - 4.0.6

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The command line tool is invoked by developers on their own machines where they already have root access, not an issue.