CVE-2021-23362 (Medium) detected in hosted-git-info-2.8.8.tgz

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CVE-2021-23362 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - hosted-git-info-2.8.8.tgz

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Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-2.8.8.tgz

Path to dependency file: rollup-mpa/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: rollup-mpa/node_modules/critical/node_modules/read-pkg/node_modules/hosted-git-info/package.json,rollup-mpa/node_modules/hosted-git-info/package.json,rollup-mpa/node_modules/stylelint/node_modules/read-pkg/node_modules/hosted-git-info/package.json,rollup-mpa/node_modules/inline-critical/node_modules/read-pkg/node_modules/hosted-git-info/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• node-sass-5.0.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • meow-3.7.0.tgz
    • normalize-package-data-2.5.0.tgz
      • ❌ hosted-git-info-2.8.8.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: f234d148d3d5b8ff5c05a85f321e1aae2ba4df32

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The package hosted-git-info before 3.0.8 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via shortcutMatch in fromUrl().

Publish Date: 2021-03-23

URL: CVE-2021-23362

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://github.com/npm/hosted-git-info/releases/tag/v3.0.8

Release Date: 2021-03-23

Fix Resolution: hosted-git-info - 3.0.8

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