lodash CVE-2019-1010266 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Description

lodash is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to cause a denial-of-service condition. lodash versions prior to 4.17.11 are vulnerable.

Technologies Affected

• Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
• IBM Cloud Private 3.2.0 CD
• IBM Cloud Private 3.2.1 CD
• npm Enterprise lodash 4.17.0
• npm Enterprise lodash 4.17.1
• npm Enterprise lodash 4.17.10
• npm Enterprise lodash 4.17.5
• npm Enterprise lodash 4.17.8

Recommendations

Block external access at the network boundary, unless external parties require service.
Filter access to the affected computer at the network boundary if global access isn’t needed. Restricting access to only trusted computers and networks might greatly reduce the likelihood of a successful exploit.

Deploy network intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for malicious activity.
Deploy NIDS to detect and block attacks and anomalous activity such as requests containing suspicious URI sequences. Since the webserver may log such requests, review its logs regularly.

Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.