CVE-2016-4055 (Medium) detected in moment-2.10.6.js, moment-with-locales-2.10.6.js

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CVE-2016-4055 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - moment-2.10.6.js, moment-with-locales-2.10.6.js

moment-2.10.6.js

Parse, validate, manipulate, and display dates

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.10.6/moment.js

Path to vulnerable library: /Modules/CodeCamp/Scripts/moment/moment.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ moment-2.10.6.js (Vulnerable Library)

moment-with-locales-2.10.6.js

Parse, validate, manipulate, and display dates

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.10.6/moment-with-locales.js

Path to vulnerable library: /Modules/CodeCamp/Scripts/moment/moment-with-locales.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ moment-with-locales-2.10.6.js (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 1f8af17e591b32ac36af71a5f8fc037a8812e8f8

Found in base branch: development

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

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