CVE-2017-16042 (High) detected in growl-1.9.2.tgz

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CVE-2017-16042 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - growl-1.9.2.tgz

Growl unobtrusive notifications

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

Path to dependency file: oas-nodegen/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: oas-nodegen/node_modules/growl/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• mocha-2.5.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ growl-1.9.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 68d751bdae4e5002c9a62b3c3b3e2371120cff95

Found in base branch: master

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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16042

Release Date: 2018-06-04

Fix Resolution: 1.10.2

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