CVE-2021-23490 (High) detected in parse-link-header-1.0.1.tgz

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CVE-2021-23490 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - parse-link-header-1.0.1.tgz

Parses a link header and returns paging information for each contained link.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/parse-link-header/-/parse-link-header-1.0.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/parse-link-header/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• snyk-1.465.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • snyk-docker-plugin-4.17.3.tgz
    • snyk-docker-pull-3.2.3.tgz
      • docker-registry-v2-client-1.13.9.tgz
        • ❌ parse-link-header-1.0.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 26284a027c8106686966b15f62c7c01a1d182069

Vulnerability Details

The package parse-link-header before 2.0.0 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the checkHeader function.

Publish Date: 2021-12-24

URL: CVE-2021-23490

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.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-23490

Release Date: 2021-12-24

Fix Resolution: parse-link-header - 2.0.0

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