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Improper dependency pinning

Description

The application does not make explicit the whole dependency tree it requires (direct and indirect third-party libraries) and their respective version.

Impact

  • Accept a range of versions can cause a version of a dependency that is not supported by the application to be automatically installed.
  • Install a dependency containing a known vulnerability and being unaware of it.
  • Use a dependency version that is not compatible with the application.

Recommendation

All dependencies must be declared with a specific version and must be referenced with a dependency manager (npm, pip, maven). This allows to standardize the projects construction and packaging.

Threat

Anonymous attacker with access to the application.

Expected Remediation Time

⌚ 30 minutes.

Score

Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base

  • Attack vector: N
  • Attack complexity: H
  • Privileges required: N
  • User interaction: N
  • Scope: U
  • Confidentiality: N
  • Integrity: L
  • Availability: N

Temporal

  • Exploit code madurity: U
  • Remediation level: O
  • Report confidence: C

Result

  • Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
  • Score:
    • Base: 3.7
    • Temporal: 3.2
  • Severity:
    • Base: Low
    • Temporal: Low

Score 4.0

Default score using CVSS 4.0 . It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base 4.0

  • Attack vector: N
  • Attack complexity: H
  • Attack Requirements: N
  • Privileges required: N
  • User interaction: N
  • Confidentiality (VC): N
  • Integrity (VI): L
  • Availability (VA): N
  • Confidentiality (SC): N
  • Integrity (SI): N
  • Availability (SA): N

Threat 4.0

  • Exploit madurity: U

Result 4.0

  • Vector string: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
  • Score:
    • CVSS-BT: 1.7
  • Severity:
    • CVSS-BT: Low

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Fixes

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