CVE-2021-23358 (High) detected in multiple libraries

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CVE-2021-23358 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - underscore-1.8.3.tgz, underscore-1.9.1.tgz, underscore-1.3.3.tgz

underscore-1.8.3.tgz

JavaScript's functional programming helper library.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore/-/underscore-1.8.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: NodeGoat/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: NodeGoat/node_modules/retire/node_modules/underscore/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• grunt-retire-0.3.12.tgz (Root Library)
  • retire-1.1.6.tgz
    • ❌ underscore-1.8.3.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

underscore-1.9.1.tgz

JavaScript's functional programming helper library.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore/-/underscore-1.9.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: NodeGoat/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: NodeGoat/node_modules/underscore/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ underscore-1.9.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

underscore-1.3.3.tgz

JavaScript's functional programming helper library.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore/-/underscore-1.3.3.tgz

Path to vulnerable library: NodeGoat/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-registry-client/test/fixtures/underscore/1.3.3/package.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ underscore-1.3.3.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d4439588ceae22fa05afef2155f4ec9819386fcf

Vulnerability Details

The package underscore from 1.13.0-0 and before 1.13.0-2, from 1.3.2 and before 1.12.1 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection via the template function, particularly when a variable property is passed as an argument as it is not sanitized.

Publish Date: 2021-03-29

URL: CVE-2021-23358

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.2)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: High
  • 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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-23358

Release Date: 2021-03-29

Fix Resolution: underscore - 1.12.1,1.13.0-2