CVE-2024-43800 (Medium) detected in serve-static-1.13.2.tgz, serve-static-1.14.1.tgz

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CVE-2024-43800 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - serve-static-1.13.2.tgz, serve-static-1.14.1.tgz

serve-static-1.13.2.tgz

Serve static files

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/serve-static/-/serve-static-1.13.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /aws-node-typescript-nest/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /aws-node-typescript-nest/node_modules/serve-static/package.json,/aws-node-heroku-postgres/node_modules/serve-static/package.json,/aws-node-fullstack/frontend/node_modules/serve-static/package.json,/aws-node-mongodb-atlas/node_modules/serve-static/package.json,/aws-dotnet-rest-api-with-dynamodb/src/DotNetServerless.Lambda/node_modules/serve-static/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• core-5.5.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • express-4.16.3.tgz
    • ❌ serve-static-1.13.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

serve-static-1.14.1.tgz

Serve static files

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/serve-static/-/serve-static-1.14.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /aws-node-express-dynamodb-api/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /aws-node-express-dynamodb-api/node_modules/serve-static/package.json,/aws-node-graphql-and-rds/node_modules/serve-static/package.json,/aws-node-vue-nuxt-ssr/node_modules/serve-static/package.json,/aws-node-express-api/node_modules/serve-static/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• graphql-yoga-1.17.4.tgz (Root Library)
  • express-4.17.1.tgz
    • ❌ serve-static-1.14.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

serve-static serves static files. serve-static passes untrusted user input - even after sanitizing it - to redirect() may execute untrusted code. This issue is patched in serve-static 1.16.0.

Publish Date: 2024-09-10

URL: CVE-2024-43800

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.0)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-cm22-4g7w-348p

Release Date: 2024-09-10

Fix Resolution: serve-static - 1.16.0,2.1.0

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