CVE-2020-7754 (High) detected in npm-user-validate-1.0.0.tgz, npm-user-validate-0.1.5.tgz

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CVE-2020-7754 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - npm-user-validate-1.0.0.tgz, npm-user-validate-0.1.5.tgz

npm-user-validate-1.0.0.tgz

User validations for npm

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-user-validate/-/npm-user-validate-1.0.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gitbook-cli-2.3.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • npm-5.1.0.tgz
    • ❌ npm-user-validate-1.0.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

npm-user-validate-0.1.5.tgz

User validations for npm

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-user-validate/-/npm-user-validate-0.1.5.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gitbook-cli-2.3.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • npmi-1.0.1.tgz
    • npm-2.15.12.tgz
      • ❌ npm-user-validate-0.1.5.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3964b9b2d48682f3f42b3108ab1d9dfb9a22c2dc

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

This affects the package npm-user-validate before 1.0.1. The regex that validates user emails took exponentially longer to process long input strings beginning with @ characters.

Publish Date: 2020-10-27

URL: CVE-2020-7754

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

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: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-7754

Release Date: 2020-10-27

Fix Resolution: 1.0.1

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