WS-2018-0625 (High) detected in xmlbuilder-9.0.4.tgz

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WS-2018-0625 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - xmlbuilder-9.0.4.tgz

An XML builder for node.js

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/xmlbuilder/-/xmlbuilder-9.0.4.tgz

Path to dependency file: /vsts-extension-basic/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: vsts-extension-basic/node_modules/xmlbuilder/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• tfx-cli-0.4.11.tgz (Root Library)
  • xml2js-0.4.19.tgz
    • ❌ xmlbuilder-9.0.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

The package xmlbuilder-js before 9.0.5 is vulnerable to denial of service due to a regular expression issue.

Publish Date: 2018-02-08

URL: WS-2018-0625

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: oozcitak/xmlbuilder-js@bbf929a

Release Date: 2020-03-23

Fix Resolution: 9.0.5

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