CVE-2018-16487 (Medium) detected in lodash-4.17.10.tgz

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CVE-2018-16487 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - lodash-4.17.10.tgz

Lodash modular utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.10.tgz

Path to dependency file: WebGoat/docs/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: WebGoat/docs/node_modules/gulp-uglify/node_modules/lodash/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gulp-uglify-3.0.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ lodash-4.17.10.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: b8a568f6e08fcde3c08370e69ce7236fef395ad5

Found in base branch: develop

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