WS-2019-0047 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

[mend-bolt-for-github]

WS-2019-0047 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tar-2.2.1.tgz

tar for node

Library home page: http://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-2.2.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /ai-lab/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/git/ai-lab/node_modules/tar/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• cli-0.5.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • application-manager-0.5.0.tgz
    • electron-rebuild-1.8.4.tgz
      • node-gyp-3.8.0.tgz
        • ❌ tar-2.2.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 082fbcbc8c2ef8fc2f905bd9e108a64bbeabbbfe

Vulnerability Details

Versions of node-tar prior to 4.4.2 are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Overwrite. Extracting tarballs containing a hardlink to a file that already exists in the system, and a file that matches the hardlink will overwrite the system's file with the contents of the extracted file.

Publish Date: 2019-04-05

URL: WS-2019-0047

CVSS 2 Score Details (5.0)

Base Score Metrics not available

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/803

Release Date: 2019-04-05

Fix Resolution: 4.4.2

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[tlkh]

Resolved, not using actually Theia (/ai-lab/package.json is not used)