CVE-2017-16111 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2017-16111 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - content-3.0.0.tgz

HTTP Content-* headers parsing

path: /tmp/git/SPA-asp.net-api-vuejs-/MBO/node_modules/hapi/node_modules/subtext/node_modules/content/package.json

Library home page: http://registry.npmjs.org/content/-/content-3.0.0.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• prerender-spa-plugin-2.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • hapi-13.2.2.tgz
    • subtext-4.0.0.tgz
      • :x: content-3.0.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

The content module is a module to parse HTTP Content-* headers. It is used by the hapijs framework to provide this functionality. The module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when passed a specifically crafted Content-Type or Content-Disposition header.

Publish Date: 2018-06-07

URL: CVE-2017-16111

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: Change files

Origin: https://github.com/hapijs/content/commit/3a8a6cbaf111955ec514019c2122cb278cc36a23

Release Date: 2017-09-12

Fix Resolution: Replace or update the following files: package.json, index.js

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