CVE-2018-11499 (High) detected in node-sass-4.11.0.tgz

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CVE-2018-11499 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - node-sass-4.11.0.tgz

Wrapper around libsass

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/node-sass/-/node-sass-4.11.0.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gulp-sass-4.0.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ node-sass-4.11.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 35c20cdfd5acad60536ca6b0402f619e18097690

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in handle_error() in sass_context.cpp in LibSass 3.4.x and 3.5.x through 3.5.4 that could be leveraged to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact.

Publish Date: 2018-05-26

URL: CVE-2018-11499

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.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/sass/libsass/releases/tag/3.6.0

Release Date: 2018-05-26

Fix Resolution (node-sass): 4.14.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (gulp-sass): 4.1.0