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

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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: /reaction/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/micromatch/node_modules/kind-of/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• jest-23.6.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • jest-cli-23.6.0.tgz
    • micromatch-2.3.11.tgz
      • braces-1.8.5.tgz
        • expand-range-1.8.2.tgz
          • fill-range-2.2.4.tgz
            • randomatic-3.1.1.tgz
              • ❌ kind-of-6.0.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: bbfe878685cd9d0d9165e01bf97f177db26c50ac

Found in base branch: master

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.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2019-20149

Release Date: 2020-08-24

Fix Resolution (kind-of): 6.0.3

Direct dependency fix Resolution (jest): 24.0.0-alpha.0

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.