WS-2019-0056 (Critical) detected in express-brute-1.0.1.tgz

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WS-2019-0056 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - express-brute-1.0.1.tgz

A brute-force protection middleware for express routes that rate limits incoming requests

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/express-brute/-/express-brute-1.0.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/express-brute/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ express-brute-1.0.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 00bcf25b7a7fe46c985d401d26d6921fd3fadb3d

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

All versions of express-brute are vulnerable to Rate Limiting Bypass. Concurrent requests may lead to race conditions that cause the package to incorrectly count requests.

Publish Date: 2019-04-23

URL: WS-2019-0056

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/WS-2019-0056

Release Date: 2019-04-23

Fix Resolution: express-brute - 0.7.0-beta.0

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