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CVE-2020-28502 (High) detected in xmlhttprequest-ssl-1.5.5.tgz #7

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CVE-2020-28502 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - xmlhttprequest-ssl-1.5.5.tgz

XMLHttpRequest for Node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/xmlhttprequest-ssl/-/xmlhttprequest-ssl-1.5.5.tgz

Path to dependency file: dogehouse-site/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: dogehouse-site/node_modules/xmlhttprequest-ssl/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • socket.io-client-3.1.3.tgz (Root Library)
    • engine.io-client-4.1.2.tgz
      • xmlhttprequest-ssl-1.5.5.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 5eb8de779050d2845df96c3ddb47a68bdd76d54f

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

This affects the package xmlhttprequest before 1.7.0; all versions of package xmlhttprequest-ssl. Provided requests are sent synchronously (async=False on xhr.open), malicious user input flowing into xhr.send could result in arbitrary code being injected and run.

Publish Date: 2021-03-05

URL: CVE-2020-28502

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.1)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28502

Release Date: 2021-03-05

Fix Resolution: xmlhttprequest - 1.7.0


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