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

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: /package.json

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

Dependency Hierarchy:

• yargs-4.8.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • read-pkg-up-1.0.1.tgz
    • read-pkg-1.1.0.tgz
      • normalize-package-data-2.5.0.tgz
        • resolve-1.12.0.tgz
          • ❌ path-parse-1.0.6.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2e62ff5c8371b8e374f3b74e833aaa5729cbb919

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.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: jbgutierrez/path-parse#8

Release Date: 2021-05-04

Fix Resolution: path-parse - 1.0.7