Vulnerability · Published Jun 3, 2021 · Assigned by snyk
CVE-2020-28469Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in glob-parent. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.6% (higher than 92% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)4.6%top 8.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
This affects the package glob-parent before 5.1.2. The enclosure regex used to check for strings ending in enclosure containing path separator.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+254+b4526b16 | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+246+05401605 | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs | 1:16.16.0-1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6595 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+254+b4526b16 | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+246+05401605 | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+246+05401605 | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+254+b4526b16 | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.16.0-1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6595 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.13.1-3.module_el8.5.0+246+05401605 | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+254+b4526b16 | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.16.0-1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6595 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-libs | 1:16.16.0-1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6595 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.15-1.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.15-1.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.15-1.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.15-1.module_el8.6.0+2904+f21ad6f4 | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.15-1.module_el8.6.0+2904+f21ad6f4 | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.19-1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6595 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 25-1.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 25-1.module_el8.5.0+246+05401605 | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 23-3.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 23-3.module_el8.4.0+2522+3bd42762 | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:6.14.15-1.14.18.2.2.module_el8.5.0+254+b4526b16 | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:6.14.15-1.14.18.2.2.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | ALSA-2022:0350 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:8.1.2-1.16.13.1.3.module_el8.5.0+246+05401605 | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:8.1.2-1.16.13.1.3.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2021:5171 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | npm | 1:8.11.0-1.16.16.0.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6595 |
| Debian:12 | node-glob-parent | 5.1.1+~5.1.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28469 |
| Debian:13 | node-glob-parent | 5.1.1+~5.1.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28469 |
| Debian:14 | node-glob-parent | 5.1.1+~5.1.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28469 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.5.0+733+de4fee6c | RLSA-2022:0350 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.13.1-3.module+el8.5.0+721+4c107270 | RLSA-2021:5171 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.15-1.module+el8.5.0+721+4c107270 | RLSA-2021:5171 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.15-1.module+el8.5.0+721+4c107270 | RLSA-2022:0350 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.19-1.el9_0 | RLSA-2022:6595 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:23-3.module+el8.5.0+733+de4fee6c | RLSA-2022:0350 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:25-1.module+el8.5.0+702+221f14e6 | RLSA-2021:5171 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:23-3.module+el8.7.0+1071+4bdda2a8 | RLSA-2022:0350 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:23-3.module+el8.3.0+100+234774f7 | RLSA-2022:0350 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:25-1.module+el8.6.0+1046+80feca58 | RLSA-2021:5171 |
| npm | glob-parent | 5.1.2 | GHSA-ww39-953v-wcq6 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | glob-parent | unspecified – before 5.1.2 |
References
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-GLOBPARENT-1016905 x_refsource_MISC
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1059092 x_refsource_MISC
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBES128-1059093 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/gulpjs/glob-parent/blob/6ce8d11f2f1ed8e80a9526b1dc8cf3aa71f43474/index.js%23L9 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/gulpjs/glob-parent/pull/36 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/gulpjs/glob-parent/releases/tag/v5.1.2 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html x_refsource_MISC