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Nested dependency on a vulnerable package

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
node.js
Domain
security

Research direction

Locate the nested [email protected] dependency in the repository's dependency manifests or lockfile and review how it is resolved. Confirm the dependency can be updated to [email protected], then verify that the vulnerable version is no longer present and the two referenced advisories are addressed.

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Description

This project has a nested dependency on [email protected], which is vulnerable to CVE-2022-0235 and CVE-2020-15168

This needs to be updated to [email protected]

Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
8
Forks
4
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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