CVE-2017-16113 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2017-16113 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - parsejson-0.0.1.tgz

Method that parses a JSON string and returns a JSON object

path: /OSWaldito/node_modules/parsejson/package.json

Library home page: http://registry.npmjs.org/parsejson/-/parsejson-0.0.1.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ parsejson-0.0.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

The parsejson module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into it to be parsed.

Publish Date: 2018-06-07

URL: CVE-2017-16113

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: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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