Vulnerability · Published Jun 8, 2021 · Assigned by snyk
CVE-2021-23392Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in locutus. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 19.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The package locutus before 2.0.15 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the gopher_parsedir function.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | locutus | 2.0.15 | GHSA-39q4-p535-c852 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-LOCUTUS-1090597 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/locutusjs/locutus/pull/446 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/locutusjs/locutus/commit/eb863321990e7e5514aa14f68b8d9978ece9e65e x_refsource_MISC