GHSA-4627-w373-375v: Grunt radical Malicious Package Vulnerability

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Advisory Summary

GHSA-4627-w373-375v is a CRITICAL malicious package vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Grunt radical libraries in the npm ecosystem. The issue involves malicious package in grunt-radical. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 0.0.13.

GHSA-4627-w373-375v at a Glance

CVE Identifier N/A
GHSA Identifier GHSA-4627-w373-375v
Severity CRITICAL
CVSS v3.1 Base Score N/A
CWE Classification General Security Weakness
Affected Product Grunt radical
Package Ecosystem npm
Published Date
Last Updated

How to Fix GHSA-4627-w373-375v

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Grunt radical dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

grunt-radical fixed: 0.0.13 
npm install grunt-radical@0.0.13
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

npm ls grunt-radical

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Node.js application is affected by GHSA-4627-w373-375v, inspect your project dependencies using npm:

npm ls grunt-radical

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Grunt radical in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 0.0.13), your application is affected.

Note: The npm ls grunt-radical command inspects dependencies declared in your package.json and lockfile; it does not perform automated runtime dynamic scanning.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Grunt radical, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

Version 0.0.14 of `grunt-radical` contained malicious code. The code when executed in the browser would enumerate password, cvc and cardnumber fields from forms and send the extracted values to `https://js-metrics.com/minjs.php?pl=` ## Recommendation Remove the package from your environment and evaluate your application to determine whether or not user data was compromised.

GHSA-4627-w373-375v Affected Grunt radical Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
0.0.13
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
grunt-radical
npm/grunt-radical
npm
≥ 0.0.14
< 0.0.13
All 1 versions
0.0.14
0.0.13

References

www.npmjs.com/advisories/935 WEB
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/935

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GHSA-4627-w373-375v?
GHSA-4627-w373-375v is a security vulnerability in Grunt radical involving Malicious Package in grunt-radical under General Security Weakness.
Which Grunt radical versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 0.0.13 across affected packages: grunt-radical.
What version fixes GHSA-4627-w373-375v?
Upgrading to 0.0.13 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is grunt-radical affected?
Yes, grunt-radical is affected in releases prior to 0.0.13. Upgrade your dependency to 0.0.13 or later.
What CWE is associated with GHSA-4627-w373-375v?
GHSA-4627-w373-375v is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check npm dependencies for GHSA-4627-w373-375v?
Run the dependency tree command: 'npm ls grunt-radical'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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  "published" : "2020-09-11T21:22:24Z",
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  "summary" : "Malicious Package in grunt-radical",
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