CVE-2020-7720 (High) detected in node-forge-0.7.3.tgz

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CVE-2020-7720 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - node-forge-0.7.3.tgz

JavaScript implementations of network transports, cryptography, ciphers, PKI, message digests, and various utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/node-forge/-/node-forge-0.7.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/node-forge/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• speech-1.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • google-gax-0.14.5.tgz
    • google-auto-auth-0.9.6.tgz
      • google-auth-library-1.3.1.tgz
        • gtoken-2.1.1.tgz
          • google-p12-pem-1.0.0.tgz
            • ❌ node-forge-0.7.3.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

The package node-forge before 0.10.0 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the util.setPath function. Note: Version 0.10.0 is a breaking change removing the vulnerable functions.

Publish Date: 2020-09-01

URL: CVE-2020-7720

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.3)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2020-09-01

Fix Resolution (node-forge): 0.10.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (@google-cloud/speech): 1.2.0

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