webpack-4.46.0.tgz: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 7.5)

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Vulnerable Library - webpack-4.46.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

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

Found in HEAD commit: 5c247eb22e22c12bff47f03f69c6fad26286b722

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in	Remediation Available
CVE-2022-25858	High	7.5	terser-4.8.0.tgz	Transitive	5.0.0	❌

Details

CVE-2022-25858

### Vulnerable Library - terser-4.8.0.tgz

JavaScript parser, mangler/compressor and beautifier toolkit for ES6+

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/terser/-/terser-4.8.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

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

Dependency Hierarchy: - webpack-4.46.0.tgz (Root Library) - terser-webpack-plugin-1.4.5.tgz - :x: **terser-4.8.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 5c247eb22e22c12bff47f03f69c6fad26286b722

Found in base branch: main

### Vulnerability Details

The package terser before 4.8.1, from 5.0.0 and before 5.14.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to insecure usage of regular expressions.

Publish Date: 2022-07-15

URL: CVE-2022-25858

### 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: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-25858

Release Date: 2022-07-15

Fix Resolution (terser): 5.0.0-beta.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (webpack): 5.0.0

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Micro-Learning Topic: Vulnerable library (Detected by phrase)

Matched on "Vulnerable Library"

What is this? (2min video)

Use of vulnerable components will introduce weaknesses into the application. Components with published vulnerabilities will allow easy exploitation as resources will often be available to automate the process.

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Micro-Learning Topic: Regular expression denial of service (Detected by phrase)

Matched on "Regular Expression Denial of Service"

What is this? (2min video)

Denial of Service (DoS) attacks caused by Regular Expression which causes the system to hang or cause them to work very slowly when attacker sends a well-crafted input(exponentially related to input size).Denial of service attacks significantly degrade the service quality experienced by legitimate users. These attacks introduce large response delays, excessive losses, and service interruptions, resulting in direct impact on availability.

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Micro-Learning Topic: Denial of service (Detected by phrase)

Matched on "Denial of Service"

The Denial of Service (DoS) attack is focused on making a resource (site, application, server) unavailable for the purpose it was designed. There are many ways to make a service unavailable for legitimate users by manipulating network packets, programming, logical, or resources handling vulnerabilities, among others. Source: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Denial_of_Service

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