CVE-2017-16118 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2017-16118 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - forwarded-0.1.0.tgz

Parse HTTP X-Forwarded-For header

path: /tmp/git/Book-Trading-Club/node_modules/forwarded/package.json

Library home page: http://registry.npmjs.org/forwarded/-/forwarded-0.1.0.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• express-4.15.4.tgz (Root Library)
  • proxy-addr-1.1.5.tgz
    • ❌ forwarded-0.1.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

The forwarded module is used by the Express.js framework to handle the X-Forwarded-For header. It is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service when it's passed specially crafted input to parse. This causes the event loop to be blocked causing a denial of service condition.

Publish Date: 2018-06-07

URL: CVE-2017-16118

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.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/527

Release Date: 2017-09-26

Fix Resolution: Update to version 0.1.2 or later

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