CVE-2014-6393 (Medium) detected in express-3.4.8.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2014-6393 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - express-3.4.8.tgz

Sinatra inspired web development framework

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-3.4.8.tgz

Path to dependency file: macos-plist/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: macos-plist/node_modules/express/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• zuul-3.12.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ express-3.4.8.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 9cee3646cabeaba7e6010d3ec4163529bcec875d

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The Express web framework before 3.11 and 4.x before 4.5 for Node.js does not provide a charset field in HTTP Content-Type headers in 400 level responses, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via characters in a non-standard encoding.

Publish Date: 2017-08-09

URL: CVE-2014-6393

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6393

Release Date: 2017-08-09

Fix Resolution: 3.11,4.5

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