Vulnerability · Published Sep 27, 2021 · Assigned by @huntrdev
CVE-2021-3820Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in pksunkara/inflect
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity regular-expression denial of service in pksunkara/inflect from pksunkara. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.0)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
inflect is vulnerable to Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | i | 0.3.7 | GHSA-x55w-vjjp-222r |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| pksunkara | pksunkara/inflect | unspecified – through 0.3.6 |
Weakness: CWE-1333 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/4612b31a-072b-4f61-a916-c7e4cbc2042a x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/pksunkara/inflect/commit/a9a0a8e9561c3487854c7cae42565d9652ec858b x_refsource_MISC