CVE-2018-16487 (Medium) detected in lodash-2.4.2.tgz

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CVE-2018-16487 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - lodash-2.4.2.tgz

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

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

Path to dependency file: java-patterns/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: java-patterns/node_modules/dockerfile_lint/node_modules/lodash/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• dockerfile_lint-0.3.4.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ lodash-2.4.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8bad729c83be710b20cd3f2d4defd1f1f0ebb100

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

A prototype pollution vulnerability was found in lodash <4.17.11 where the functions merge, mergeWith, and defaultsDeep can be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype.

Publish Date: 2019-02-01

URL: CVE-2018-16487

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.6)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16487

Release Date: 2019-02-01

Fix Resolution: 4.17.11

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