CVE-2018-13797 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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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.

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

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

Dependency Hierarchy:

• css-loader-0.28.8.tgz (Root Library)
  • cssnano-3.10.0.tgz
    • postcss-filter-plugins-2.0.2.tgz
      • uniqid-4.1.1.tgz
        • :x: 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: Change files

Origin: https://github.com/scravy/node-macaddress/commit/358fd594adb196a86b94ac9c691f69fe5dad2332

Release Date: 2018-06-23

Fix Resolution: Replace or update the following files: windows.js, unix.js, .travis.yml, macosx.js, package.json, linux.js

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