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Security checkSeptember 11, 2023

Sensitive data exposure in NATS - nats

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Description

Preview versions of two NPM packages and one Deno package from the NATS project contain an information disclosure flaw, leaking options to the NATS server; for one package, this includes TLS private credentials.

Recommendation

Update the nats package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): >= 2.0.0-201, <= 2.0.0-206
  • Patched version(s): 2.0.0-209

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