CVE-2021-23343 (High) detected in path-parse-1.0.6.tgz

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CVE-2021-23343 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - path-parse-1.0.6.tgz

Node.js path.parse() ponyfill

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/path-parse/-/path-parse-1.0.6.tgz

Path to dependency file: Github-Learning-Lab--security-on-github/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: Github-Learning-Lab--security-on-github/node_modules/npm/node_modules/path-parse/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• npm-7.14.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • libnpmpublish-4.0.1.tgz
    • normalize-package-data-3.0.2.tgz
      • resolve-1.20.0.tgz
        • ❌ path-parse-1.0.6.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 5442765fd58bf881690bd63767c3084b5b10c20d

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

All versions of package path-parse are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via splitDeviceRe, splitTailRe, and splitPathRe regular expressions. ReDoS exhibits polynomial worst-case time complexity.

Publish Date: 2021-05-04

URL: CVE-2021-23343

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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