CVE-2018-3721 (Medium) detected in lodash-4.17.4.tgz

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CVE-2018-3721 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - lodash-4.17.4.tgz

Lodash modular utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.4.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gitbook-cli-2.3.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ lodash-4.17.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3964b9b2d48682f3f42b3108ab1d9dfb9a22c2dc

Found in base branch: master

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.
Mend Note: Converted from WS-2019-0184, on 2022-11-08.

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://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1067

Release Date: 2018-06-07

Fix Resolution: lodash 4.17.5

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