CVE-2021-43307 (Medium) detected in semver-regex-2.0.0.tgz

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CVE-2021-43307 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - semver-regex-2.0.0.tgz

Regular expression for matching semver versions

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/semver-regex/-/semver-regex-2.0.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/semver-regex/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gulp-imagemin-7.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • imagemin-gifsicle-7.0.0.tgz
    • gifsicle-5.0.0.tgz
      • bin-wrapper-4.1.0.tgz
        • bin-version-check-4.0.0.tgz
          • bin-version-3.1.0.tgz
            • find-versions-3.2.0.tgz
              • ❌ semver-regex-2.0.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: c696f843563ded54e4831fe89b5e3f25e9a063eb

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

An exponential ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) can be triggered in the semver-regex npm package, when an attacker is able to supply arbitrary input to the test() method

Publish Date: 2022-06-01

URL: CVE-2021-43307

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • 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.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/semver-regex-redos-xray-211349/

Release Date: 2022-06-02

Fix Resolution: semver-regex - 3.1.4,4.0.3

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