Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions Affecting octokit package, versions <3.1.2


Severity

0.0
high
0
10

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.11% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-OCTOKIT-6129525
  • published 17 Dec 2023
  • disclosed 16 Dec 2023
  • credit @pb82, @rh-tguittet

How to fix?

Upgrade octokit to version 3.1.2 or higher.

Overview

octokit is a The all-batteries-included GitHub SDK for Browsers, Node.js, and Deno

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions allowing an attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a crafted request that triggers an uncaught exception, terminating the Node.js process.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

8.2 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

7.5 high