{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "openwhisk"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.3.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-08-31T18:29:24Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Versions of `openwhisk` before 3.3.1 are vulnerable to remote memory exposure.\n\nWhen a number is passed to `api_key`, affected versions of `openwhisk` allocate an uninitialized buffer and send that over network in Authorization header (base64-encoded).\n\nProof of concept:\n\n```js\nvar openwhisk = require(\u0027openwhisk\u0027);\nvar options = {\n  apihost: \u0027127.0.0.1:1433\u0027, \n  api_key: USERSUPPLIEDINPUT // number\n};\nvar ow = openwhisk(options);\now.actions.invoke({actionName: \u0027sample\u0027}).then(result =\u003e console.log(result))\n```\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nUpdate to version 3.3.1 or later.",
  "id": "GHSA-53mj-mc38-q894",
  "modified": "2021-09-24T14:29:02Z",
  "published": "2020-09-01T19:40:41Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openwhisk/openwhisk-client-js/pull/34"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/openwhisk/openwhisk-client-js"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/600"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "Remote Memory Exposure in openwhisk"
}