mathisonian / mathisonian/command-exists

Audit vulnerabilities detected in the commandexists project on Tag: v1.2.9

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Description

**Issue**: We detected vulnerable dependencies in your project by using the command “npm audit”:
#### npm audit report

debug <=2.6.8 || 3.0.0 - 3.0.1
Regular Expression Denial of Service - https://npmjs.com/advisories/534
fix available via `npm audit fix --force`
Will install mocha@9.0.3, which is a breaking change
node_modules/debug
mocha 0.6.0 - 6.2.2 || 7.0.0-esm1 - 7.1.0
Depends on vulnerable versions of debug
Depends on vulnerable versions of diff
Depends on vulnerable versions of glob
Depends on vulnerable versions of growl
Depends on vulnerable versions of mkdirp
node_modules/mocha

diff <3.5.0
Severity: high
Regular Expression Denial of Service - https://npmjs.com/advisories/1631
fix available via `npm audit fix --force`
Will install mocha@9.0.3, which is a breaking change
node_modules/diff
mocha 0.6.0 - 6.2.2 || 7.0.0-esm1 - 7.1.0
Depends on vulnerable versions of debug
Depends on vulnerable versions of diff
Depends on vulnerable versions of glob
Depends on vulnerable versions of growl
Depends on vulnerable versions of mkdirp
node_modules/mocha

growl <1.10.2
Severity: critical
Command Injection - https://npmjs.com/advisories/146
fix available via `npm audit fix --force`
Will install mocha@9.0.3, which is a breaking change
node_modules/growl
mocha 0.6.0 - 6.2.2 || 7.0.0-esm1 - 7.1.0
Depends on vulnerable versions of debug
Depends on vulnerable versions of diff
Depends on vulnerable versions of glob
Depends on vulnerable versions of growl
Depends on vulnerable versions of mkdirp
node_modules/mocha

lodash <=4.17.20
Severity: high
Prototype Pollution - https://npmjs.com/advisories/1523
Command Injection - https://npmjs.com/advisories/1673
fix available via `npm audit fix`
node_modules/lodash

minimatch <=3.0.1
Severity: high
Regular Expression Denial of Service - https://npmjs.com/advisories/118
fix available via `npm audit fix --force`
Will install mocha@9.0.3, which is a breaking change
node_modules/mocha/node_modules/minimatch
glob 3.0.0 - 5.0.14
Depends on vulnerable versions of minimatch
node_modules/mocha/node_modules/glob
mocha 0.6.0 - 6.2.2 || 7.0.0-esm1 - 7.1.0
Depends on vulnerable versions of debug
Depends on vulnerable versions of diff
Depends on vulnerable versions of glob
Depends on vulnerable versions of growl
Depends on vulnerable versions of mkdirp
node_modules/mocha

minimist <0.2.1 || >=1.0.0 <1.2.3
Prototype Pollution - https://npmjs.com/advisories/1179
fix available via `npm audit fix --force`
Will install mocha@9.0.3, which is a breaking change
node_modules/minimist
mkdirp 0.4.1 - 0.5.1
Depends on vulnerable versions of minimist
node_modules/mkdirp
mocha 0.6.0 - 6.2.2 || 7.0.0-esm1 - 7.1.0
Depends on vulnerable versions of debug
Depends on vulnerable versions of diff
Depends on vulnerable versions of glob
Depends on vulnerable versions of growl
Depends on vulnerable versions of mkdirp
node_modules/mocha

9 vulnerabilities (3 low, 4 high, 2 critical)

To address issues that do not require attention, run:
npm audit fix

To address all issues (including breaking changes), run:
npm audit fix --force

**Questions**: We are conducting a research study on vulnerable dependencies in open-source JS projects. We are curious:
1. Will you fix the vulnerabilities mentioned above? (Yes/No), and why?:
2. Do you have any additional comments? (If so, please write it down):

For any publication or research report based on this study, we will share all responses from developers in an anonymous way. Both your projects and personal information will be kept confidential.

**Description**: Many popular NPM packages have been found vulnerable and may carry significant risks [1]. Developers are recommended to monitor and avoid the vulnerable versions of the library. The vulnerabilities have been identified and reported by other developers, and their descriptions are available in the npm registry [2].

**Steps to reproduce**:
- Go to the root folder of the project where the package.json file located
- Execute “npm audit”
- Look at the list of vulnerabilities reported

**Suggested Solution**: Npm has introduced the “npm audit fix” command to fix the vulnerabilities. Execute the command to apply remediation to the dependency tree.

**References**:
2019. 10 npm Security Best Practices. https://snyk.io/blog/ten-npm-security-best-practices/.
2021. npm-audit. https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands/npm-audit.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start in the project root at package.json and run npm audit to confirm the reported dependency tree and vulnerabilities. Review the suggested npm audit fix and npm audit fix --force results, especially the stated Mocha breaking change. Done means the listed vulnerabilities are addressed without unreviewed breaking changes.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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