WS-2019-0047 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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WS-2019-0047 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - tar-2.2.1.tgz, tar-4.4.1.tgz

tar-2.2.1.tgz

tar for node

Library home page: http://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-2.2.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /IntranetNew/WebUI/ClientApp/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/git/IntranetNew/WebUI/ClientApp/node_modules/tar/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• node-sass-4.9.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • node-gyp-3.6.2.tgz
    • ❌ tar-2.2.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

tar-4.4.1.tgz

tar for node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-4.4.1.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• cli-1.7.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • webpack-dev-server-2.11.1.tgz
    • chokidar-2.0.2.tgz
      • fsevents-1.2.3.tgz
        • node-pre-gyp-0.9.1.tgz
          • ❌ tar-4.4.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 7ac996f404ac718dfc1a6ce045f26d7c26c16c9b

Vulnerability Details

Versions of node-tar prior to 4.4.2 are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Overwrite. Extracting tarballs containing a hardlink to a file that already exists in the system, and a file that matches the hardlink will overwrite the system's file with the contents of the extracted file.

Publish Date: 2019-04-05

URL: WS-2019-0047

CVSS 2 Score Details (5.0)

Base Score Metrics not available

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/803

Release Date: 2019-04-05

Fix Resolution: 4.4.2

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