CVE-2020-28500 (Medium) detected in lodash-4.17.11.tgz

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CVE-2020-28500 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - lodash-4.17.11.tgz

Lodash modular utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.11.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

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

Dependency Hierarchy: - pug-2.0.3.tgz (Root Library) - pug-filters-3.1.0.tgz - constantinople-3.1.2.tgz - babel-types-6.26.0.tgz - :x: **lodash-4.17.11.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 1117605e03f59450a2085a8e27e9c182f910efa4

Vulnerability Details

Lodash versions prior to 4.17.21 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the toNumber, trim and trimEnd functions. WhiteSource Note: After conducting further research, WhiteSource has determined that CVE-2020-28500 only affects environments with versions 4.0.0 to 4.17.20 of Lodash.

Publish Date: 2021-02-15

URL: CVE-2020-28500

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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28500

Release Date: 2021-02-15

Fix Resolution (lodash): 4.17.21

Direct dependency fix Resolution (pug): 2.0.4

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