CVE-2020-28499 (High) detected in merge-1.2.1.tgz

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CVE-2020-28499 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - merge-1.2.1.tgz

Merge multiple objects into one, optionally creating a new cloned object. Similar to the jQuery.extend but more flexible. Works in Node.js and the browser.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/merge/-/merge-1.2.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: amplify-cli/packages/amplify-category-function/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: amplify-cli/packages/amplify-category-function/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/graphql-appsync-transformer/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/graphql-transformers-e2e-tests/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/graphql-http-transformer/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/amplify-codegen/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/graphql-auth-transformer/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/amplify-category-auth/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/amplify-graphql-types-generator/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/graphql-versioned-transformer/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/amplify-category-interactions/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/graphql-connection-transformer/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/graphql-mapping-template/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/amplify-graphql-docs-generator/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/amplify-category-analytics/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/graphql-transformer-common/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/amplify-provider-awscloudformation/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/graphql-transformer-core/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/amplify-category-storage/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/amplify-category-api/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/graphql-dynamodb-transformer/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/amplify-cli/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/amplify-category-notifications/node_modules/merge/package.json,amplify-cli/packages/graphql-elasticsearch-transformer/node_modules/merge/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• jest-23.6.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • jest-cli-23.6.0.tgz
    • jest-haste-map-23.6.0.tgz
      • sane-2.5.2.tgz
        • exec-sh-0.2.2.tgz
          • ❌ merge-1.2.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 793eed8af0877a36b232f216634bfc471f715185

Vulnerability Details

All versions of package merge are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via _recursiveMerge .

Publish Date: 2021-02-18

URL: CVE-2020-28499

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.