Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting org.webjars.bower:mathjs package, versions (,3.10.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-479973
  • published28 Jan 2018
  • disclosed31 Mar 2017
  • creditCapacitorSet, denvit

Introduced: 31 Mar 2017

CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mathjs to version 3.10.3 or higher.

Overview

mathjs is an extensive math library for JavaScript and Node.js.

Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution.

The expression parser in mathjs uses the eval and the new Function methods insecurely which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote server.

CVSS Scores

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