CVE-2016-4055 (Medium) detected in moment-2.0.0.tgz

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CVE-2016-4055 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - moment-2.0.0.tgz

Parse, manipulate, and display dates.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/moment/-/moment-2.0.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

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

Dependency Hierarchy:

• express-jwt-0.1.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • jsonwebtoken-0.1.0.tgz
    • ❌ moment-2.0.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ba236fd18ec3e6450d68d675bce1609d2e5d3230

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

The duration function in the moment package before 2.11.2 for Node.js allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long string, aka a "regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)."

Publish Date: 2017-01-23

URL: CVE-2016-4055

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • 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-87vv-r9j6-g5qv

Release Date: 2017-01-23

Fix Resolution (moment): 2.11.2

Direct dependency fix Resolution (express-jwt): 0.1.4

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