CVE-2024-37890 (High) detected in ws-7.5.0.tgz, ws-6.2.2.tgz

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CVE-2024-37890 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - ws-7.5.0.tgz, ws-6.2.2.tgz

ws-7.5.0.tgz

Simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested websocket client and server for Node.js

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.5.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

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

Dependency Hierarchy:

• firebase-tools-9.16.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ ws-7.5.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

ws-6.2.2.tgz

Simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested websocket client and server for Node.js

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-6.2.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/webpack-dev-server/node_modules/ws/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• react-scripts-4.0.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • webpack-dev-server-3.11.1.tgz
    • ❌ ws-6.2.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 15048d5839b48ae3c1b3243e53f079bbd420762a

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

ws is an open source WebSocket client and server for Node.js. A request with a number of headers exceeding theserver.maxHeadersCount threshold could be used to crash a ws server. The vulnerability was fixed in ws@8.17.1 (e55e510) and backported to ws@7.5.10 (22c2876), ws@6.2.3 (eeb76d3), and ws@5.2.4 (4abd8f6). In vulnerable versions of ws, the issue can be mitigated in the following ways: 1. Reduce the maximum allowed length of the request headers using the --max-http-header-size=size and/or the maxHeaderSize options so that no more headers than the server.maxHeadersCount limit can be sent. 2. Set server.maxHeadersCount to 0 so that no limit is applied.

Publish Date: 2024-06-17

URL: CVE-2024-37890

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

Origin: GHSA-3h5v-q93c-6h6q

Release Date: 2024-06-17

Fix Resolution (ws): 7.5.10

Direct dependency fix Resolution (firebase-tools): 9.16.1

Fix Resolution (ws): 7.5.10

Direct dependency fix Resolution (react-scripts): 5.0.0

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