WS-2020-0180 (High) detected in npm-user-validate-1.0.0.tgz

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WS-2020-0180 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - npm-user-validate-1.0.0.tgz

User validations for npm

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-user-validate/-/npm-user-validate-1.0.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: micro-cors-http-proxy/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: micro-cors-http-proxy/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-user-validate/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• semantic-release-15.13.15.tgz (Root Library)
  • npm-5.1.7.tgz
    • npm-6.9.0.tgz
      • ❌ npm-user-validate-1.0.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: abd3eaefc290f7af144923d64a1238bca61a212e

Vulnerability Details

The package npm-user-validate prior to version 1.0.1 is vulnerable to REDoS. The regex that validates a user's email took exponentially longer to process input strings that begin with the '@' character.

Publish Date: 2020-10-16

URL: WS-2020-0180

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: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-xgh6-85xh-479p

Release Date: 2020-10-16

Fix Resolution: 1.0.1

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