CVE-2019-20149 (High) detected in kind-of-6.0.2.tgz

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CVE-2019-20149 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - kind-of-6.0.2.tgz

Get the native type of a value.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/kind-of/-/kind-of-6.0.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /tmp/ws-scm/jobful-api/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/ws-scm/jobful-api/node_modules/kind-of/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• jest-25.3.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • core-25.3.0.tgz
    • jest-haste-map-25.3.0.tgz
      • sane-4.1.0.tgz
        • micromatch-3.1.10.tgz
          • ❌ kind-of-6.0.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: f07cb5e70bc564982e8b856e6afd13cb88c7ea97

Vulnerability Details

ctorName in index.js in kind-of v6.0.2 allows external user input to overwrite certain internal attributes via a conflicting name, as demonstrated by 'constructor': {'name':'Symbol'}. Hence, a crafted payload can overwrite this builtin attribute to manipulate the type detection result.

Publish Date: 2019-12-30

URL: CVE-2019-20149

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: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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