WS-2014-0005 (High) detected in qs-0.5.6.tgz

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WS-2014-0005 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - qs-0.5.6.tgz

querystring parser

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-0.5.6.tgz

Path to dependency file: styles/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: styles/node_modules/tiny-lr-fork/node_modules/qs/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• grunt-contrib-watch-0.6.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • tiny-lr-fork-0.0.5.tgz
    • ❌ qs-0.5.6.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: caf024d40f859e2b99deb7992dd28b4511016657

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Denial-of-Service Extended Event Loop Blocking.The qs module does not have an option or default for specifying object depth and when parsing a string representing a deeply nested object will block the event loop for long periods of time

Publish Date: 2014-07-31

URL: WS-2014-0005

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: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/WS-2014-0005

Release Date: 2014-07-31

Fix Resolution: qs - 1.0.0