CVE-2020-7768 (High) detected in grpc-1.7.3.tgz

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CVE-2020-7768 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - grpc-1.7.3.tgz

gRPC Library for Node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/grpc/-/grpc-1.7.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/grpc/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• speech-1.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • google-gax-0.14.5.tgz
    • :x: grpc-1.7.3.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

The package grpc before 1.24.4; the package @grpc/grpc-js before 1.1.8 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via loadPackageDefinition.

Publish Date: 2020-11-11

URL: CVE-2020-7768

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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-7768

Release Date: 2020-11-11

Fix Resolution (grpc): 1.24.4

Direct dependency fix Resolution (@google-cloud/speech): 1.2.0

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