The package hosted-git-info before 3.0.8 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via regular expression shortcutMatch in the fromUrl function in index.js. The affected regular expression exhibits polynomial worst-case time complexity.
CVE-2021-23362 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Libraries - hosted-git-info-3.0.5.tgz, hosted-git-info-2.8.8.tgz, hosted-git-info-2.5.0.tgz, hosted-git-info-2.1.5.tgz
hosted-git-info-3.0.5.tgz
Provides metadata and conversions from repository urls for Github, Bitbucket and Gitlab
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-3.0.5.tgz
Dependency Hierarchy: - electron-builder-22.9.1.tgz (Root Library) - app-builder-lib-22.9.1.tgz - :x: **hosted-git-info-3.0.5.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
hosted-git-info-2.8.8.tgz
Provides metadata and conversions from repository urls for Github, Bitbucket and Gitlab
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-2.8.8.tgz
Dependency Hierarchy: - gitbook-cli-2.3.2.tgz (Root Library) - npm-5.1.0.tgz - normalize-package-data-2.4.2.tgz - :x: **hosted-git-info-2.8.8.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
hosted-git-info-2.5.0.tgz
Provides metadata and conversions from repository urls for Github, Bitbucket and Gitlab
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-2.5.0.tgz
Dependency Hierarchy: - gitbook-cli-2.3.2.tgz (Root Library) - npm-5.1.0.tgz - :x: **hosted-git-info-2.5.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
hosted-git-info-2.1.5.tgz
Provides metadata and conversions from repository urls for Github, Bitbucket and Gitlab
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-2.1.5.tgz
Dependency Hierarchy: - gitbook-cli-2.3.2.tgz (Root Library) - npmi-1.0.1.tgz - npm-2.15.12.tgz - :x: **hosted-git-info-2.1.5.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 57add7b0a1f99c21ea28094adb747d0addd0a984
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 regular expression shortcutMatch in the fromUrl function in index.js. The affected regular expression exhibits polynomial worst-case time complexity.
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/advisories/GHSA-43f8-2h32-f4cj
Release Date: 2021-03-23
Fix Resolution (hosted-git-info): 3.0.8
Direct dependency fix Resolution (electron-builder): 22.10.0