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.
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CVE-2022-25858 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Libraries - terser-4.8.0.tgz, terser-4.6.3.tgz
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: - html-webpack-plugin-4.5.0.tgz (Root Library) - html-minifier-terser-5.1.1.tgz - :x: **terser-4.8.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
terser-4.6.3.tgz
JavaScript parser, mangler/compressor and beautifier toolkit for ES6+
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/terser/-/terser-4.6.3.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/terser/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - webpack-4.44.2.tgz (Root Library) - terser-webpack-plugin-1.4.3.tgz - :x: **terser-4.6.3.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 58f2973a0fd7ce57ddef99a2999a14b0aa914bb9
Found in base branch: master
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): 4.8.1
Direct dependency fix Resolution (html-webpack-plugin): 4.5.1
Fix Resolution (terser): 4.8.1
Direct dependency fix Resolution (webpack): 4.45.0
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