CVE-2021-23382 (Medium) detected in postcss-6.0.23.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2021-23382 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - postcss-6.0.23.tgz

Tool for transforming styles with JS plugins

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-6.0.23.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/postcss/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• jsdoc-rtd-1.0.15.tgz (Root Library)
  • sanitize-html-1.18.4.tgz
    • ❌ postcss-6.0.23.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ae48634e523ae865a6389d35dfa46c10af7eff72

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The package postcss before 8.2.13 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via getAnnotationURL() and loadAnnotation() in lib/previous-map.js. The vulnerable regexes are caused mainly by the sub-pattern /*\s* sourceMappingURL=(.*).

Publish Date: 2021-04-26

URL: CVE-2021-23382

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

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: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-23382

Release Date: 2021-04-26

Fix Resolution: postcss - 8.2.13

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.