CVE-2018-16487 (Medium) detected in lodash-3.10.1.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2018-16487 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - lodash-3.10.1.tgz

The modern build of lodash modular utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-3.10.1.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• prompt-8.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • vorpal-1.12.0.tgz
    • inquirer-0.11.0.tgz
      • ❌ lodash-3.10.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 36a9c5d28529109984de6fcc3d0a157d561dac4a

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://hackerone.com/reports/380873

Release Date: 2019-02-01

Fix Resolution (lodash): 4.17.11

Direct dependency fix Resolution (@commitlint/prompt): 14.2.0

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