[DepShield] (CVSS 5.3) Vulnerability due to usage of kind-of:3.2.2

Vulnerabilities

DepShield reports that this application's usage of kind-of:3.2.2 results in the following vulnerability(s):

• (CVSS 5.3) CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Occurrences

kind-of:3.2.2 is a transitive dependency introduced by the following direct dependency(s):

• react-scripts:4.0.3
        └─ babel-jest:26.6.3
              └─ @jest/transform:26.6.2
                    └─ jest-haste-map:26.6.2
                          └─ sane:4.1.0
                                └─ micromatch:3.1.10
                                      └─ braces:2.3.2
                                            └─ fill-range:4.0.0
                                                  └─ is-number:3.0.0
                                                        └─ kind-of:3.2.2
        └─ react-dev-utils:11.0.4
              └─ fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin:4.1.6
                    └─ micromatch:3.1.10
                          └─ braces:2.3.2
                                └─ fill-range:4.0.0
                                      └─ is-number:3.0.0
                                            └─ kind-of:3.2.2
        └─ webpack:4.44.2
              └─ watchpack:1.7.5
                    └─ watchpack-chokidar2:2.0.1
                          └─ chokidar:2.1.8
                                └─ braces:2.3.2
                                      └─ fill-range:4.0.0
                                            └─ is-number:3.0.0
                                                  └─ kind-of:3.2.2
              └─ micromatch:3.1.10
                    └─ extglob:2.0.4
                          └─ expand-brackets:2.1.4
                                └─ define-property:0.2.5
                                      └─ is-descriptor:0.1.6
                                            └─ is-accessor-descriptor:0.1.6
                                                  └─ kind-of:3.2.2
                                            └─ is-data-descriptor:0.1.4
                                                  └─ kind-of:3.2.2
                    └─ snapdragon:0.8.2
                          └─ base:0.11.2
                                └─ cache-base:1.0.1
                                      └─ has-value:1.0.0
                                            └─ has-values:1.0.0
                                                  └─ is-number:3.0.0
                                                        └─ kind-of:3.2.2
                                      └─ to-object-path:0.3.0
                                            └─ kind-of:3.2.2
                                └─ class-utils:0.3.6
                                      └─ define-property:0.2.5
                                            └─ is-descriptor:0.1.6
                                                  └─ is-accessor-descriptor:0.1.6
                                                        └─ kind-of:3.2.2
                                                  └─ is-data-descriptor:0.1.4
                                                        └─ kind-of:3.2.2
                                      └─ static-extend:0.1.2
                                            └─ object-copy:0.1.0
                                                  └─ define-property:0.2.5
                                                        └─ is-descriptor:0.1.6
                                                              └─ is-accessor-descriptor:0.1.6
                                                                    └─ kind-of:3.2.2
                                                              └─ is-data-descriptor:0.1.4
                                                                    └─ kind-of:3.2.2
                                                  └─ kind-of:3.2.2
                                            └─ define-property:0.2.5
                                                  └─ is-descriptor:0.1.6
                                                        └─ is-accessor-descriptor:0.1.6
                                                              └─ kind-of:3.2.2
                                                        └─ is-data-descriptor:0.1.4
                                                              └─ kind-of:3.2.2
                          └─ define-property:0.2.5
                                └─ is-descriptor:0.1.6
                                      └─ is-accessor-descriptor:0.1.6
                                            └─ kind-of:3.2.2
                                      └─ is-data-descriptor:0.1.4
                                            └─ kind-of:3.2.2
                    └─ braces:2.3.2
                          └─ snapdragon-node:2.1.1
                                └─ snapdragon-util:3.0.1
                                      └─ kind-of:3.2.2
                          └─ fill-range:4.0.0
                                └─ is-number:3.0.0
                                      └─ kind-of:3.2.2
        └─ webpack-dev-server:3.11.1
              └─ http-proxy-middleware:0.19.1
                    └─ micromatch:3.1.10
                          └─ braces:2.3.2
                                └─ fill-range:4.0.0
                                      └─ is-number:3.0.0
                                            └─ kind-of:3.2.2
              └─ chokidar:2.1.8
                    └─ braces:2.3.2
                          └─ fill-range:4.0.0
                                └─ is-number:3.0.0
                                      └─ kind-of:3.2.2

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Start by inspecting the dependency tree from react-scripts:4.0.3 through its listed transitive dependencies to locate how kind-of:3.2.2 is resolved. Confirm the vulnerability is no longer introduced by the application’s dependency installation, while preserving the existing React build and test setup.