CVE-2022-3517 (High) detected in minimatch-3.0.4.tgz

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CVE-2022-3517 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - minimatch-3.0.4.tgz

a glob matcher in javascript

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• argon2-0.27.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • node-pre-gyp-1.0.5.tgz
    • rimraf-3.0.2.tgz
      • glob-7.1.6.tgz
        • ❌ minimatch-3.0.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8c1a9751268a816ce3a8ae7f0e36124dd515a27b

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

A vulnerability was found in the minimatch package. This flaw allows a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) when calling the braceExpand function with specific arguments, resulting in a Denial of Service.

Publish Date: 2022-10-17

URL: CVE-2022-3517

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

Release Date: 2022-10-17

Fix Resolution: minimatch - 3.0.5

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