CVE-2021-21252 (High) detected in jquery.validate-1.17.0.js, jquery.validate-1.17.0.min.js

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CVE-2021-21252 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - jquery.validate-1.17.0.js, jquery.validate-1.17.0.min.js

jquery.validate-1.17.0.js

Client-side form validation made easy

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-validate/1.17.0/jquery.validate.js

Path to vulnerable library: /wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jquery.validate-1.17.0.js (Vulnerable Library)

jquery.validate-1.17.0.min.js

Client-side form validation made easy

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-validate/1.17.0/jquery.validate.min.js

Path to vulnerable library: /wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jquery.validate-1.17.0.min.js (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

The jQuery Validation Plugin provides drop-in validation for your existing forms. It is published as an npm package "jquery-validation". jquery-validation before version 1.19.3 contains one or more regular expressions that are vulnerable to ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service). This is fixed in 1.19.3.

Publish Date: 2021-01-13

URL: CVE-2021-21252

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: GHSA-jxwx-85vp-gvwm

Release Date: 2021-01-13

Fix Resolution: jquery-validation - 1.19.3

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