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CVE-2019-20149 (High) detected in kind-of-6.0.2.tgz
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Description
CVE-2019-20149 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - kind-of-6.0.2.tgz
Get the native type of a value.
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/kind-of/-/kind-of-6.0.2.tgz
Path to dependency file: /samples/client/petstore/javascript-es6/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /samples/client/petstore/javascript-es6/node_modules/define-property/node_modules/kind-of/package.json,/samples/client/petstore/javascript-es6/node_modules/snapdragon-node/node_modules/kind-of/package.json,/samples/client/petstore/javascript-es6/node_modules/randomatic/node_modules/kind-of/package.json,/samples/client/petstore/javascript-promise-es6/node_modules/snapdragon-node/node_modules/kind-of/package.json,/samples/client/petstore/javascript-promise-es6/node_modules/define-property/node_modules/kind-of/package.json,/samples/client/petstore/javascript-promise-es6/node_modules/base/node_modules/kind-of/package.json,/samples/client/petstore/javascript-es6/node_modules/readdirp/node_modules/kind-of/package.json,/samples/client/petstore/javascript-promise-es6/node_modules/randomatic/node_modules/kind-of/package.json,/samples/client/petstore/javascript-promise-es6/node_modules/nanomatch/node_modules/kind-of/package.json,/samples/client/petstore/javascript-es6/node_modules/nanomatch/node_modules/kind-of/package.json,/samples/client/petstore/javascript-es6/node_modules/base/node_modules/kind-of/package.json,/samples/client/petstore/javascript-promise-es6/node_modules/readdirp/node_modules/kind-of/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy:
- babel-cli-6.26.0.tgz (Root Library)
- chokidar-1.7.0.tgz
- readdirp-2.2.1.tgz
- micromatch-3.1.10.tgz
- ❌ kind-of-6.0.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)
- micromatch-3.1.10.tgz
- readdirp-2.2.1.tgz
- chokidar-1.7.0.tgz
Found in HEAD commit: 4b7a8d7d7384aa6a27d6309c35ade0916edae7ed
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
ctorName in index.js in kind-of v6.0.2 allows external user input to overwrite certain internal attributes via a conflicting name, as demonstrated by 'constructor': {'name':'Symbol'}. Hence, a crafted payload can overwrite this builtin attribute to manipulate the type detection result.
Publish Date: 2019-12-30
URL: CVE-2019-20149
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: High
- Availability Impact: None
Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2019-20149
Release Date: 2020-08-24
Fix Resolution: 6.0.3
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the dependency files at samples/client/petstore/javascript-es6/package.json and samples/client/petstore/javascript-promise-es6/package.json, then inspect the listed dependency hierarchy for kind-of 6.0.2. Update the vulnerable dependency resolution to 6.0.3 and verify that the affected sample dependency trees no longer contain 6.0.2.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100