CVE-2018-13797 (High) detected in macaddress-0.2.8.tgz

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CVE-2018-13797 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - macaddress-0.2.8.tgz

Get the MAC addresses (hardware addresses) of the hosts network interfaces.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/macaddress/-/macaddress-0.2.8.tgz

Path to dependency file: /blockchain-demo/frontend/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/git/blockchain-demo/frontend/node_modules/macaddress/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• cli-1.6.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • cssnano-3.10.0.tgz
    • postcss-filter-plugins-2.0.2.tgz
      • uniqid-4.1.1.tgz
        • ❌ macaddress-0.2.8.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

The macaddress module before 0.2.9 for Node.js is prone to an arbitrary command injection flaw, due to allowing unsanitized input to an exec (rather than execFile) call.

Publish Date: 2018-07-10

URL: CVE-2018-13797

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-2018-13797

Release Date: 2018-07-10

Fix Resolution: 0.2.9

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