CVE-2017-16042 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2017-16042 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - growl-1.9.2.tgz

Growl unobtrusive notifications

path: /nthu-select-courses/node_modules/mocha-nightwatch/node_modules/growl/package.json

Library home page: http://registry.npmjs.org/growl/-/growl-1.9.2.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ growl-1.9.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 6e3bd78b06a365913604a17e7a8eb29a0f9329dd

Vulnerability Details

Growl adds growl notification support to nodejs. Growl before 1.10.2 does not properly sanitize input before passing it to exec, allowing for arbitrary command execution.

Publish Date: 2018-06-04

URL: CVE-2017-16042

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • 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://nodesecurity.io/advisories/146

Release Date: 2017-07-05

Fix Resolution: Update to version 1.10.2 or later.

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