CVE-2018-3717 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2018-3717 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - connect-2.1.3.tgz

High performance middleware framework

path: /MS_Demo/ksa/ksa-web-root/ksa-web/src/main/webapp/rs/bootstrap/node_modules/connect/package.json

Library home page: http://registry.npmjs.org/connect/-/connect-2.1.3.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ connect-2.1.3.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 23068bfa8fba8e934988efafc64fa2cf0fdb8462

Vulnerability Details

connect node module before 2.14.0 suffers from a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to a lack of validation of file in directory.js middleware.

Publish Date: 2018-06-07

URL: CVE-2018-3717

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.4)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Change files

Origin: RetireJS/retire.js@cc7c850

Release Date: 2018-03-01

Fix Resolution: Replace or update the following file: npmrepository.json

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