CVE-2024-37890 (High) detected in ws-7.5.9.tgz, ws-8.8.1.tgz

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CVE-2024-37890 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - ws-7.5.9.tgz, ws-8.8.1.tgz

ws-7.5.9.tgz

Simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested websocket client and server for Node.js

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.5.9.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• react-scripts-5.0.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • jest-27.5.1.tgz
    • jest-cli-27.5.1.tgz
      • jest-config-27.5.1.tgz
        • jest-environment-jsdom-27.5.1.tgz
          • jsdom-16.7.0.tgz
            • ❌ ws-7.5.9.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

ws-8.8.1.tgz

Simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested websocket client and server for Node.js

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.8.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• react-scripts-5.0.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • webpack-dev-server-4.10.0.tgz
    • ❌ ws-8.8.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 81d646c2c3d1cacaa1d3ed89fd56e32a1150d6d6

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

ws is an open source WebSocket client and server for Node.js. A request with a number of headers exceeding theserver.maxHeadersCount threshold could be used to crash a ws server. The vulnerability was fixed in [email protected] (e55e510) and backported to [email protected] (22c2876), [email protected] (eeb76d3), and [email protected] (4abd8f6). In vulnerable versions of ws, the issue can be mitigated in the following ways: 1. Reduce the maximum allowed length of the request headers using the --max-http-header-size=size and/or the maxHeaderSize options so that no more headers than the server.maxHeadersCount limit can be sent. 2. Set server.maxHeadersCount to 0 so that no limit is applied.

Publish Date: 2024-06-17

URL: CVE-2024-37890

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: GHSA-3h5v-q93c-6h6q

Release Date: 2024-06-17

Fix Resolution: ws - 5.2.4,6.2.3,7.5.10,8.17.1

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