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CVE-2020-7789 (Medium) detected in node-notifier-4.6.1.tgz

Created by: whitesource-bolt-for-github[bot]

CVE-2020-7789 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - node-notifier-4.6.1.tgz

A Node.js module for sending notifications on native Mac, Windows (post and pre 8) and Linux (or Growl as fallback)

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/node-notifier/-/node-notifier-4.6.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: angularjs-realworld-example-app/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: angularjs-realworld-example-app/node_modules/node-notifier/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • gulp-notify-2.2.0.tgz (Root Library)
    • ❌ node-notifier-4.6.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 96c72a666271672f2f980c3e6278b9c958747c3f

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

This affects the package node-notifier before 9.0.0. It allows an attacker to run arbitrary commands on Linux machines due to the options params not being sanitised when being passed an array.

Publish Date: 2020-12-11

URL: CVE-2020-7789

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.6)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: High
    • 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

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-7789

Release Date: 2020-12-11

Fix Resolution: 9.0.0

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