GHSA-mc84-xr9p-938r: Generator jhipster High Severity Vulnerability That Affects Vulnerability
HIGHGHSA-mc84-xr9p-938r is a HIGH (CVSS 8.1) high severity vulnerability that affects vulnerability (CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere) affecting Generator jhipster libraries in the npm ecosystem. The issue involves high severity vulnerability that affects generator-jhipster. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 6.3.1.
GHSA-mc84-xr9p-938r at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 8.1
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix GHSA-mc84-xr9p-938r
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Generator jhipster dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
npm install generator-jhipster@6.3.1Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
npm ls generator-jhipsterHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Node.js application is affected by GHSA-mc84-xr9p-938r, inspect your project dependencies using npm:
npm ls generator-jhipsterAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Generator jhipster in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 6.3.1), your application is affected.
Note: The npm ls generator-jhipster 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 CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere, where the product imports, requires, or includes executable functionality (such as a library) from a source that is outside of the intended control sphere. In Generator jhipster, 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
GHSA-mc84-xr9p-938r Affected Generator jhipster Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
generator-jhipster
|
npm |
< 6.3.1
|
6.3.1
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-mc84-xr9p-938r",
"modified" : "2021-09-15T18:50:22Z",
"published" : "2019-09-23T18:31:05Z",
"aliases" : [ ],
"summary" : "High severity vulnerability that affects generator-jhipster",
"details" : "## Generated code uses repository configuration that downloads over HTTP instead of HTTPS\n\n### Impact\nGradle users were using the http://repo.spring.io/plugins-release repositories in plain HTTP, and not HTTPS, so a man-in-the-middle attack was possible at build time.\n\n### Patches\n\nMaven users should at least upgrade to 6.3.0 while Gradle users should update to 6.3.1.\nIf you are not able to upgrade make sure not to use a Maven repository via `http` in your build file.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nReplace all custom repository definitions in `build.gradle` or `pom.xml` with their `https` version.\n\ne.g.\n\n```xml\n <repository>\n <id>oss.sonatype.org-snapshot</id>\n <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url> // <-- must be httpS\n <releases>\n <enabled>false</enabled>\n </releases>\n <snapshots>\n <enabled>true</enabled>\n </snapshots>\n</repository>\n```\n\n```gradle\nmaven { url \"https://repo.spring.io/plugins-release\" } // <-- must be httpS\n```\n\n### References\n* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln-metrics/cvss/v3-calculator?vector=AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\n* https://max.computer/blog/how-to-take-over-the-computer-of-any-java-or-clojure-or-scala-developer/\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/issues](https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/issues)\n\n",
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"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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"type" : "WEB",
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"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-494", "CWE-829" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
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"github_reviewed_at" : "2020-06-16T21:45:50Z",
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