Security: Fix CVE-2024-21538 (cross-spawn)#14
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- Add npm override for cross-spawn ^7.0.6 to fix CVE-2024-21538 (ReDoS vulnerability) - Update all lock files in monorepo (main, backend, frontend) - Resolves RHOAIENG-15602, RHOAIENG-15601, RHOAIENG-15600, RHOAIENG-15596, RHOAIENG-15598, RHOAIENG-15599, RHOAIENG-15597 CVE Details: - CVE ID: CVE-2024-21538 - Package: cross-spawn - Severity: HIGH (CVSS 7.5) - Impact: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) - Vulnerable versions: <6.0.6 || >=7.0.0 <7.0.5 - Fixed version: 7.0.6 Fix Method: - Used npm overrides to force cross-spawn ^7.0.6 across all transitive dependencies - This ensures all instances of cross-spawn use the patched version Files Changed (4 total): - package.json (added overrides section) - package-lock.json (updated dependencies) - backend/package-lock.json (updated dependencies) - frontend/package-lock.json (updated dependencies) Breaking Changes: - None - cross-spawn 7.0.6 is a security patch with no API changes Testing: - Verified cross-spawn@7.0.6 is installed via npm list - Confirmed CVE-2024-21538 no longer appears in npm audit Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
This PR fixes CVE-2024-21538 by upgrading cross-spawn to version 7.0.6 using npm overrides.
CVE Details
Vulnerability Description
The cross-spawn package contains a ReDoS vulnerability in its argument parsing that could allow an attacker to cause excessive CPU consumption by providing specially crafted command arguments.
Fix Method
This PR uses npm's overrides feature to force all transitive dependencies to use cross-spawn ^7.0.6.
Why npm overrides?
Breaking Changes
None - cross-spawn 7.0.6 is a security patch release with no API changes.
Files Changed
Total: 4 files changed
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